Stop driving dangerously to keep traffic deaths down

Traffic flows along Interstate 90 highway as a Metra suburban commuter train moves along an elevated track in Chicago on March 31, 2021. (AP)

It was nice to get out more last year after the pandemic forced us to stay inside for most of 2020.

Getting behind the wheel to hang out with friends or for out-of-state road trips felt like a blessing for many vaccinated Americans who felt safer in public.