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> American roadways are safer than ever Well, even then, the US still has somewhere around 3-4 times more deaths on the roads per capita than other western cou
by dom0 10y ago
> American roadways are safer than ever
Well, even then, the US still has somewhere around 3-4 times more deaths on the roads per capita than other western countries.
- kej 10y agoPer capita, or per miles driven? My limited experience is that people in the U.S. drive a lot more in general, so per mile driven would be a more meaningful measure of road safety.
- dom0 10y agoIIRC it's still like 30-40 % higher when considering distance.
- athenot 10y agoSome of this may be due to the skillset to obtain a license in most states in the US is a quick written test and a 15 minute driving test in a parking lot, whereas other countries require actual studies, hand-on road instruction, and about 30x more cost ($32 for Georgia vs ~$1000 for many European countries).
- snarf21 10y agoTo be fair, distracted driving is a larger problem for fatalities than speeding. Also, I think we probably have far more than 3-4 times the people who drive and the corresponding roadways than most other western countries. It would be interesting to know what the ratio of deaths per driving regularly capita is for all western countries.
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