Letter: COVID-19 vs. traffic fatalities

Without getting into a discussion about false equivalence, think about this.According to 2018 Insurance Institute for Highways Safety statistics, there were 11.2 highway fatalities per 100,000 people in the United States. Compare that to the arguably under-reported and still increasing 28.2 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people.Why would we not take the temporary precautions of maintaining social distance and wearing masks to fight a disease that is about to become three times more deadly than high