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It is dangerous. The US has a per capita fatality rate substantially higher than most of its developed peers. Some 40,000 people die from traffic fatalities in
by TulliusCicero 2y ago
It is dangerous. The US has a per capita fatality rate substantially higher than most of its developed peers.
Some 40,000 people die from traffic fatalities in the US every year, and it's one of the top killers for children.
- TulliusCicero 2y agoI didn't have time to check when I wrote this comment, but looking now, the US rate looks like it's usually more than double that of major developed peers, and in some cases more than 3x as high. Fatalities per 100k inhabitants: South Korea - 5.3 Japan - 2.1 Italy - 5.2 UK - 2.9 Germany - 3.7 France - 5.0 Canada - 5.3 # USA - 12.9 The US actually does about the same as Mexico (12.8) despite being enormously richer and generally more developed: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic...