Looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r... there s

Looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r... there seems to be a relatively strong correlation between universal health care and lower rates of road traffic deaths. Which I guess makes sense; if the state has to pick up the health care tab for the traffic incidents it is also strongly incentivized to continously work on improving the design of the road traffic system to minimize the number and severity of the incidents. It's a very direct and effective feedback loop. (The US has a 2-3x higher rate of road traffic deaths than e.g. Sweden or the UK, depending if you count per capita or per distance driven.)