National Safety Council

A report estimates that traffic deaths rose 8% last year compared to 2019. When measured by number of miles driven, fatalities surged by 24%, the highest in nearly a century.

States aren't doing enough to protect its residents from "events we know how to prevent," says the National Safety Council.

Traffic deaths across the U.S. are on the increase. The National Safety Council says deaths in 2015 were up eight percent over the previous year. But the…