With roads empty, I guess the temptation to wind 'er up is strong!
The article says "...fatality rates increased even as total crash deaths declined."
That is confusing to parse. I guess that there are fewer crashes, but a higher percentage are fatal, but even with a higher percentage of crashes being fatal, overall crash deaths declined.
If I take the headline on HN literally, then I can imagine that there are more fatal crashes and fewer fatalities, because more people are driving alone when they crash.
The article says "...fatality rates increased even as total crash deaths declined."
That is confusing to parse. I guess that there are fewer crashes, but a higher percentage are fatal, but even with a higher percentage of crashes being fatal, overall crash deaths declined.