Emptier US roads more lethal in coronavirus pandem

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   I did not expect this - I thought the emptier roads would become safer.  Note the definition of safety used is fatalities per amount driven, and total casualties has gone down.

 "BBC" wrote:

US roads have become more lethal even though Americans are driving less due to coronavirus quarantine and stay-at-home orders, a new report has found.
Early data indicate a year-on-year 14% jump in fatality rates per distance driven in March, the document by the National Safety Council (NSC) says.
The number of miles driven during the month dropped by more than 18%.
However, the overall number of roadway deaths across the US in March fell by 8% to 2,690.
Deaths for the current year have so far totalled 8,460. 
Link to BBC report