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There are dramatically more high density, high risk driving environments in the US versus Canada. I could also make some questionable generalizations about Cana
by julienb_sea 6y ago
There are dramatically more high density, high risk driving environments in the US versus Canada. I could also make some questionable generalizations about Canadian drivers versus US drivers.
- perardi 6y agoAnd Torontonians could make questionable generalizations about Brampton drivers. Though, now that I think about it, residential street speed limits are way lower here.
- quicklime 6y agoIs this true? It seems like Canadians drive less than Americans do, which I'm guessing is because Canadians live and drive in higher-density environments where they can make shorter trips and kill fewer people along the way: https://internationalcomparisons.org/environmental/transportation/ https://internationalcomparisons.org/environmental/transport... Just eyeballing it, it looks to me like the death rate from road accidents in each country correlates strongly with vehicle-kilometers driven per capita. Americans die at a higher rate because they spend more time on the roads covering more distance.
- perardi 6y agoExcellent catch. And that makes some sense. A huge percentage of the country lives in a fairly narrow band near the US border in large cities. With not a lot of driving to other cities. Because they’re too far away.