It so true though, that it bears nearly continuous repeating. As a society, we have to make a choice. How many fatalities are we willing to accept per million vehicle miles? The answer can't be zero unless we want no cars at all. The onerous regulations are how we as a society choose that number. Are the regulation always efficient? No. But they are how we choose.

Its also important to remember that other counties and peoples with different world views will have radically different conceptions as to what this acceptable number is.