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The UK driving test is significantly more rigorous than the US, and it shows: UK drivers are amongst the safest in the world (2nd lowest road fatalities per 100

by geocar 10y ago

The UK driving test is significantly more rigorous than the US, and it shows: UK drivers are amongst the safest in the world (2nd lowest road fatalities per 100k people; top five per 100k vehicles). The US isn't even in the top fifty (and for calibration to the American reader: Canada is in the top 30, but hey, at least the US beats out Mexico). At the end of the UK practical examination process I would expect all new drivers to be "competent" by this standard.

millettjon 10y ago
Does your source account for number of miles driven per capita?
- geocar 10y ago
  In road fatalities per bn-vehicle-km[1], UK is second, while US is 17th. [1]: http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/transport/road-safety-annual-report-2015_irtad-2015-en http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/transport/road-safety-annual-re... We get road fatalities per person and per vehicle from[2] [2]: http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_safety_status/2015/GSRRS2015_data/en/ http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_safety_st... If we take them together: i name p÷v *v/km ------------------------------------ 1 Israel 0.371134 1.96701 2 United Kingdom 0.5686275 2.047059 3 Sweden 0.5957447 2.085106 4 Denmark 0.5223881 2.089552 5 Ireland 0.5394737 2.103947 6 Netherlands 0.5666667 2.55 7 Switzerland 0.7021277 3.019149 8 Germany 0.6323529 3.098529 9 Norway 0.7307692 3.215385 10 Iceland 0.7540984 3.544262 11 Australia 0.739726 3.846575 12 France 0.6710526 3.892105 13 Canada 0.6315789 3.915789 14 Austria 0.7605634 4.411268 15 Belgium 0.6261682 4.571028 16 New Zealand 0.7142857 4.785714 17 Slovenia 0.6736842 5.12 18 Finland 1.090909 5.236364 19 Spain 0.6981132 5.445283 20 Japan 0.7230769 5.784615 21 United States 0.8217054 5.834109 22 South Korea 0.4482759 8.158621 23 Czech Republic 0.7176471 9.975294 24 Malaysia 0.8026756 10.11371 25 Brazil 0.4652087 26.00517
  - tim333 10y ago
    As a Brit, though it would be nice to think we drive better, I think most of the effect is down to road engineering. Roundabouts have lower fatalities than traffic lights for example.
    - geocar 10y ago
      That's because you have that British self-deprecation thing. However, because I'm not British, I have no problem saying this: You guys know how to drive, but if it makes you feel better, the Swedes are better.

by geocar 10y ago

millettjon 10y ago

Does your source account for number of miles driven per capita?

geocar 10y ago
In road fatalities per bn-vehicle-km[1], UK is second, while US is 17th. [1]: http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/transport/road-safety-annual-report-2015_irtad-2015-en http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/transport/road-safety-annual-re... We get road fatalities per person and per vehicle from[2] [2]: http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_safety_status/2015/GSRRS2015_data/en/ http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_safety_st... If we take them together: i name p÷v *v/km ------------------------------------ 1 Israel 0.371134 1.96701 2 United Kingdom 0.5686275 2.047059 3 Sweden 0.5957447 2.085106 4 Denmark 0.5223881 2.089552 5 Ireland 0.5394737 2.103947 6 Netherlands 0.5666667 2.55 7 Switzerland 0.7021277 3.019149 8 Germany 0.6323529 3.098529 9 Norway 0.7307692 3.215385 10 Iceland 0.7540984 3.544262 11 Australia 0.739726 3.846575 12 France 0.6710526 3.892105 13 Canada 0.6315789 3.915789 14 Austria 0.7605634 4.411268 15 Belgium 0.6261682 4.571028 16 New Zealand 0.7142857 4.785714 17 Slovenia 0.6736842 5.12 18 Finland 1.090909 5.236364 19 Spain 0.6981132 5.445283 20 Japan 0.7230769 5.784615 21 United States 0.8217054 5.834109 22 South Korea 0.4482759 8.158621 23 Czech Republic 0.7176471 9.975294 24 Malaysia 0.8026756 10.11371 25 Brazil 0.4652087 26.00517
- tim333 10y ago
  As a Brit, though it would be nice to think we drive better, I think most of the effect is down to road engineering. Roundabouts have lower fatalities than traffic lights for example.
  - geocar 10y ago
    That's because you have that British self-deprecation thing. However, because I'm not British, I have no problem saying this: You guys know how to drive, but if it makes you feel better, the Swedes are better.