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But again, here in the US we are an order of magnitude less likely to be hit by a car. EDIT: Than being in a car accident Obviously we could get into incentive
by legitster 1y ago
But again, here in the US we are an order of magnitude less likely to be hit by a car. EDIT: Than being in a car accident
Obviously we could get into incentives and prioritizing pedestrian safety and urbanizing. But if you take the current status quo of where Americans live and how they drive, I can very much understand regulators choosing to prioritize the safety regulations that will save the largest number of lives on the roads we have now.
- _aavaa_ 1y agohttps://usa.streetsblog.org/2020/10/10/exactly-how-far-u-s-street-safety-has-fallen-behind-europe-in-four-bombshell-charts https://usa.streetsblog.org/2020/10/10/exactly-how-far-u-s-s...
- legitster 1y agoYou're right, I misrepresented the idea. Part of the thing is that US roads are just so much more dangerous in every way. Here's the actual data: US pedestrian fatalities 2 per 100k. US driver fatalities ~7 per 100k. European pedestrian fatalities: 0.5 per 100k. European driver fatalities: ~2 per 100k. So it's somewhat understandable that regulators may disproportionately favor crash protection for drivers.
- wkat4242 1y agoIt's especially concerning when you see that US drivers tend to drive huge tanks. Whereas in Europe we have a lot of tiny compact cars. And yet they still die in the US in larger numbers :O
- bdangubic 1y ago> But again, here in the US we are an order of magnitude less likely to be hit by a car. hard disagree, in places where cybertrucks are most sold it is urban populated areas and pedestrian incidents and fatalities are very high
- jbmchuck 1y ago> But again, here in the US we are an order of magnitude less likely to be hit by a car. Huh - do you have a source for that stat?