Comment by cscurmudgeon

There is also a uniquely American trend of not enforcing traffic laws in the name of social justice.

https://www.denver7.com/news/national/cities-and-states-bann...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/us/police-traffic-stops.h...

Over time, things add up.

A really curious person will ask if the drop in enforcement correlates with rise in deaths. They seem to start at the same time.