Traffic fatalities and economic growth.

By E. Kopits, M. Cropper. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2003

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The value of mortality risk reductions in Delhi, India (2006, background): “According to recent estimates, the situation is likely to get worse: Kopits and Cropper (2003) predict that road traffic fatalities will increase by over 80% in developing countries between 2000 and 2020.”
Understanding Transport Demands and Elasticities: How Prices and Other Factors Affect Travel Behavior (2012, background): “Kopits and Cropper (2003) find that vehicle ownership rates level off at about $16,000 (2003 dollars) per capita annual income.”
World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention (2004, background): “These reductions could, however, be due, at least in part, to a decrease in exposure rather than an improvement in safety (14).”
Projections of Global Mortality and Burden of Disease from 2002 to 2030 (2006, methodology): “A recent World Bank report projected deaths due to road traffic accidents from 1990 to 2020 using an economic model that related death rates to changes in fatalities per motor vehicle and motor vehicle ownership per person due to economic growth [ 38 ].”