It's true the UK has "safer" streets than other countries, but that doesn't mean it's great. 2.9 fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year... That means that

It's true the UK has "safer" streets than other countries, but that doesn't mean it's great. 2.9 fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year... That means that if everyone lived in a medium sized town of 100,000 people, each town would have nearly 3 of its inhabitants killed on the roads per year. Over a period of , say, 10 years, you 're fairly likely to know or be related to one of them. It's still pretty terrible, even if other places on this planet have even much worse.