More than 36,600 people died in road wrecks in 2025. That’s actually encouraging, since that figure represents the fourth straight year of fewer road deaths. Highway deaths are down for many reasons; among them is President Joe Biden’s big beautiful infrastructure bill:

[Insurance Institute for Highway Safety president David] Harkey said the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which passed in 2021 during former President Joe Biden’s administration and directed $550 billion in new spending, has helped states implement proven countermeasures to curb roadway dangers.

“Look at roundabouts, for example, which can reduce fatalities by 80% at an intersection. We’re seeing those go in at a much more rapid rate in some states now,” he said. “Another example is speed safety cameras. We’ve seen a huge uptick in the number of cameras being implemented across the country.”

The landmark Biden-era spending package, notably, lifted a ban on states’ ability to use federal funds for automated traffic enforcement [Grant Schwab, “U.S. Road Deaths Decline for Fourth Straight Year,” The Detroit News via Governing, 2026.04.15].

I miss having a President we could count on to make America safer.