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In 2022 in Germany -no speed limit in the autobahn- there were 2778 deaths in traffic collisions [0]. This is around 8 a day, while the population of Germany is

In 2022 in Germany -no speed limit in the autobahn- there were 2778 deaths in traffic collisions [0]. This is around 8 a day, while the population of Germany is 80M. If the proportion of deaths by collisions was the same as in US one would expect 40 deaths per day. Maybe the problem is not speed limit. [0]: https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Society-Environment/Traffic-Accidents/Tables/persons-killed-age.html https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Society-Environment/Traffi...

matricaria 3y ago
The guy was on drugs going > 160 km/h downtown and skipping at least one red light. German highway speed is not relevant here.
- alexmolas 3y ago
  It's relevant when the solution you propose to people driving>160km/h on drugs is just "you car shouldn't allow you to drive over 100mph"
  - jhanschoo 3y ago
    The speed limiter is geofenced.
bagels 3y ago
What if you control for the amount of driving done? Certainly I recognize it's still higher in the US, but people here do drive a lot more I would suspect.
- Tade0 3y ago
  Even per distance driven the fatality rate is close to twice that of Germany. My first thought when reading about that accident was "why was it even possible to go 100mph there?". The infrastructure should prevent speeding as well as penalties and countries which implemented such measures have generally better outcomes. In that case I would see that intersection turned into a roundabout. Sometimes more drastic measures are required: in my neighbourhood speed bumps were introduced on a two lane road because people kept overtaking on the intersection there and of course hitting pedestrians this way.