Depending on where you're talking about, some countries just have a totally different culture and mindset, and the way roads are managed is just one side effect

Depending on where you're talking about, some countries just have a totally different culture and mindset, and the way roads are managed is just one side effect. There are many parts of the world where people are either very fatalistic ("sometimes people die, it's a fact of life") or genuinely believe that their fate is determined by factors other than probability