3 ms·Death rates fall as vehicles improve8 points by mbrubeck 12y agochrismealy 12y agoIs that for the people outside of the car too?howlin 12y agoClearly those people don't count. If you can't afford to protect yourself with a few hundred pounds of extra steel, then no loss.mbrubeck 12y agoNo, these are only driver death rates. "The rates include only driver deaths because the presence of passengers is unknown."