I feel like this goes without saying. I doubt there are more than a few people would argue with anything you wrote above. The trends are basically flat to decl

I feel like this goes without saying. I doubt there are more than a few people would argue with anything you wrote above. The trends are basically flat to declining long term for deaths, alongside significant growth in total miles driven - indicating things are consistently getting safer for everyone. So the author is clearly cherry picking data with anecdotes. The author doesn't even attempt to have a measured argument here and I think this is an example of how people are thinking "both extremes" need be heard but just assuming the "cars are revolutionary" is the extreme on the other side.