Originally Posted by billridesbikes

Road fatalities in the US are up for all roadway users and that includes cyclists, Pedestrians, and even Drivers after hitting lows around 2011.
This won’t be a popular opinion, but the rise in popularity of SUVs in the last ten year I think promotes a different driving style I call ‘ I’m invincible and don’t care about other road users’ and also any accident, even a minor one, has a higher fatality chance since the SUVs are higher off the ground and so much bigger and heavier than cars so you’ll get crushed and killed instead of winding up on the hood or getting thrown clear (very bad injury vs. death).