Hell, 50,000 people are killed on the highways every year!
Actually 37,000 in 2008.
http://www.talkingtraffic.org/index.php/2009/04/08/nhtsa-announces-preliminary-2008-fatality-analysis/
Despite more miles being driven, the number of fatalities continues to drop each year.
The rate per million miles driven has been dropping steadily for many decades.