Your suggestion that I should have reinterpreted what harryh said, does not makes sense given the context of the post he was responding to:<p>&gt; Terrorism has never been a problem. The same number of people died in car accidents during September 2001 as they did in terrorist attacks. Where is our war on cars?<p>My main point, and reason for making the distinction between metrics is explained here:<p>&quot;However, if we had spent more effort in trying to reduce unnecessary and high-risk driving we would see a larger reduction in traffic deaths. This includes solutions like walkable cities, adequate public transit, and higher penalties for drivers engaged in risky behavior that cause fatalities. Focusing purely on deaths per mile excludes those types of interventions. Thus you can&#x27;t use that measure to claim a &#x27;war on car fatalities&#x27;.&quot;