[KeyLargo]

"Until recent years, traffic fatalities were on a decades-long decline, hitting a historic low in 2011. But 2015 saw the greatest percentage rise in traffic fatalities in 50 years, the NSC previously reported."

[pluvmantelo]

Caliber of drivers markedly diminished over last several years. I concluded it was 1) foreigners (not just illegals) 2)Aging boomers 3) people, mostly younger folks, using cell phones. It’s gotten scary out there.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

as the economy improved and travel increased...? How about as more illegals got driver’s licenses?

[wbill]

Up until the past year or so, there was a real surge in buying smaller cars - Priuses and such.

Wonder what effect that had on these numbers? If there's an accident in a big car, the car takes the beating. In a small car, you take the beating.

[discostu]

US drivers licenses still come out of cracker jack boxes. Really, we’re the worst drivers in the civilized part of the world. We’re grossly under trained, our drivers tests are a joke, and then we’re shocked we get into all kinds of accidents.