Those are two different stats - parent was referring to if those features lower death rates. You are looking at total death rates regardless of features.
It’s also possible better road maintenance, or airbags, or better crumple zones (but not lane help) are driving it down. It’s possible for lane help to be driving it up, just not as much as say better crumple zones, and it will still be trending down.
Re:Software is eating the car
by kingsuper20 on Thursday June 10, 2021 @07:40PM
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How much of that is due to faster ambulance/helicopter service, improved emergency room practices?
Re:Software is eating the car
by throwaway0a5e on Friday June 11, 2021 @09:12AM
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Probably a lot less than the generations who grew up when it was acceptable to drive drunk and/or not wear your seatbelt aging out.
Motor vehicle deaths per 100,000 have been on a consistent downward trend since the 70s (1.53 per 100,000 in 2000, 1.11 per 100,000 in 2019), so, no, death rates have in fact been lowered.