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We've got strict credentialing here in France for obtaining your first license and we're well below the US in traffic deaths. It may be part of the picture, th
by malauxyeux 4y ago
We've got strict credentialing here in France for obtaining your first license and we're well below the US in traffic deaths.
It may be part of the picture, though I still witness plenty of dangerous/aggressive/stupid driving here.
One thing we do have going for us, I believe, is "no permit" cars. These are tiny cars with tiny engines that don't require a permit to drive.
Many (most?) drivers with revoked licenses still need to drive. And they can still legally drive a "no permit" car. It's believed anyway that this serves as a security valve for keeping drunk drivers out of heavy, more deadly vehicles.
Of course, driving a "no permit" car under the influence is still illegal.
- chasd00 4y agoi was in Paris and Southern France for two weeks a little bit a go. As a US driver, the chaos of your mopeds makes driving pretty harrowing haha. Still, i was impressed. In all the driving I did over those two weeks I didn't see a single accident. In the US I would have seen at least two being cleaned up on the highways.
- malauxyeux 4y agoI wonder if the harrowing bit isn't a strength. When you're driving in North America, even in a city center, it often feels like there's nothing to do except watch the car in front of you and the next light. I wonder if that makes drivers disengage and not notice dangers. In contrast, things tend to be a lot denser and less regular here. Maybe that keeps peoples' heads on the road.