> But I think that the reduction of deaths due to car accidents is primarily driven by safety standards and better cars/roads. Do we see that across the board?

> But I think that the reduction of deaths due to car accidents is primarily driven by safety standards and better cars/roads. Do we see that across the board? My impression is accidents are up due to distractions (i.e., phones). Youth are notorious heavy users of their devices. If their deaths are down it's not from safer roads.