Considering the chart starts in 2014, I can understand the parent commenter having difficulty taking your Covid-19 argument in good faith.

What data would you need to see to change your mind?

PS: I went looking for data, and the number of traffic fatalities per year haven't gone up significantly since 2014. So I stand corrected. It's a big relief, as an SF resident; parent commenter's chart was really worrying. Phew

https://sfgov.org/scorecards/transportation/traffic-fataliti...