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At some point however we are going to face the fact that roads are a cheap form of transport because they are shared and so are dangerous - the UK has 4500 deat
by gotocake 8y ago
At some point however we are going to face the fact that roads are a cheap form of transport because they are shared and so are dangerous - the UK has 4500 deaths a year
Well that’s untrue.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reported_Road_Casualties_Great_Britain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reported_Road_Casualties_Gre...
As you can see road casualties have been dropping for quite a while, and for the last 5+ years the rate is around 1,700. Deaths per year haven’t been near 4500 since the 90’s. This also reflects another reality you ignore, which is that road fatalities are not evenly distributed. Being drunk, driving tired, owning an unsafe or poorly maintained car, driving too fast, all contribute to risk, and all are avoidable.
You also picked the UK, which has an extensive rail system.
- bosie 8y agoNot trying to argue the 4500 death as that seems wrong according to your link. however, i never understood the focus on "killed" as that seems to be a combination of things, i.e. EMT, medical services, car safety for example. Why not measure the accident by impact (that would keep it consistent over time). Also, what happened in 2010?
- gotocake 8y agoPer the same link all forms of injury have also dropped, from serious to minor. They’ve been dropping for decades, despite rising population, car ownership, and traffic rates (with the exception of 2010).