At some level this is an almost uniquely American problem; see similar statistics here from Great Britain: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casua..., Australia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_i... which have been dropping rapidly since the 1970s. So, relative to other very similar countries, the U.S. is doing much worse.

These countries also presumably enforce stricter licensing laws, charge appropriately for driving urban tanks (American pick ups), and actually enforce some traffic laws with serious consequences not a slap on the wrist with inexpensive tickets.