That graphic is rather misleading. Our success in reducing traffic fatalities is rather mixed and not nearly so dramatic:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;File:U.S._traffic_deaths_as_fraction_of_total_population_1900-2010.png" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;File:U.S._traffic_deaths_as_fr...</a>