You know we can fix two problems at once right?
That's the point. One problem was "worked on", one isn't and never will be.
What's the fix?
Proper taxation at gas pumps? Get ready for a civil war (for some reason) Subsidized mass building of public transport? Lol. Not in the US anymore. Global Catastrophe? Western countries have proven they will spend 11 dollars on a coffee so I don't think even a massive crisis will stop people driving.
It gets less great when we recall that every month, roughly the same number of Americans die due to automobile accidents as did on September eleventh - with enough left over for a bonus thirteenth month at the end of the year.
Americans will repeat "Never forget" about 9/11, but the number of traffic deaths is closer to "Never acknowledge"