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WRT fatalities its not apples to apples comparison as USA highways are incredibly expensive with concrete barriers between oncoming traffic and in Ireland the h
by VLM 6y ago
WRT fatalities its not apples to apples comparison as USA highways are incredibly expensive with concrete barriers between oncoming traffic and in Ireland the highways between cities are literally two lanes no barriers much like USA farm roads yet with interstate highway levels of traffic.
Meanwhile the cars involved in the accidents are often unimaginably small and lightweight in EU. Rolling a typical Irish car off the road must have an outcome much like rolling a golf cart would, certainly fatal to the occupants, whereas rolling a typical USA SUV into the ditch will ruin the trim and probably the glass but the occupants should be unharmed if they're wearing seatbelts.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoI don't think you realize how Americans drive on undivided highways and rural roads nor how strong the cabins of all highway capable vehicles for sale in the US and Europe are.
- KptMarchewa 6y ago1) You're comparing 6 million people country with 300 million people country. 2) I've looked M4 and M7 in Ireland on Google Maps and they have two lanes each side with separation. 3) There is plenty highways in Europe with concrete barriers and few lanes each way.
- spacemanmatt 6y ago> 1) ...300 million people The urban density matters more than the country's population