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Also, those averages are over the entire car population, with a median age of around ten years and an average crash safety rating relatively far below that of a Model S.

Highways are the most dangerous environment. High speed combined with cross traffic. City streets don't have enough speed usually for crashes be lethal.

what ? highways in the US have cross traffic ? In my country, the ABSENCE of such traffic is almost the definition for highways.

It's common to use the term 'freeway' or 'Interstate' (meaning Interstate Highway/Freeway) to refer to controlled access highways in the US.

There's lots of highways in the US that are just 2 lanes, one in each direction, with a speed limit of 55mph and cross traffic from smaller roads that should stop first before turning on the highway in either direction. These are what we usually mean with the word 'highway'.

Highway accidents are more likely to be fatal, though. Since we are talking about fatalities and not just accidents, this is definitely a factor.

Good question