Interestingly, that matches the rate per vehicle miles for late-1970s automobiles: https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/historical-fatality-trends/deaths-a

Interestingly, that matches the rate per vehicle miles for late-1970s automobiles: https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/historical-fatality-trends/deaths-and-rates/ https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/historical-fatalit... (originally linked from elsewhere in this discussion)