In your analogy, swimmers may have gone down 90% but kids are still being submerged in water as much as ever if not more. The vast majority of traffic deaths are people INSIDE cars.
Pedestrian deaths in the US are up 78% since 2009. [0]
[0] https://www.construction-physics.com/p/why-are-so-many-pedes...
Pedestrian deaths in the US are up 78% since 2009. [0]
[0] https://www.construction-physics.com/p/why-are-so-many-pedes...