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That sounds like an awfully high number. Is there a source for it?
by waterlesscloud 16y ago
That sounds like an awfully high number. Is there a source for it?
- xyzzyz 16y agoIt is not very high if you consider that people drive cars everywhere, not only in the US. The fatality rate in the US is around 30k-40k every year[1]. [1] - http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/People/PeopleAllVictims.aspx http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/People/PeopleAllVictims.aspx
- guruz 16y agoI wonder if making robots drive would bring the traffic death rate down to the one of other industrialized countries. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=deaths+in+traffic+per+capita+USA+vs+Germany+vs+EU+vs+Canada http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=deaths+in+traffic+per+c...
- VMG 16y agoWhy is the rate so much higher in the US?
- waterlesscloud 16y agoFirst thought would be to graph it against miles driven per person per year.
- killerswan 16y agoYes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7776127.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7776127.stm