It's also the case that overall traffic fatalities are skewed to include people with old, poorly maintained, unsafe cars, as well as intoxication, exhaustion, e

It's also the case that overall traffic fatalities are skewed to include people with old, poorly maintained, unsafe cars, as well as intoxication, exhaustion, etc. You can personally lower your risk, as you've pointed out, or at least come to an understanding of your risk. Hell you can just drive more slowly, so that even if you get into an accident, it isn't a fatality.