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The number of cars in the US is something like 10 times of the number of cars in the UK. Also you have to consider a bunch of other variables such as the diffe
by powertower 12y ago
The number of cars in the US is something like 10 times of the number of cars in the UK.
Also you have to consider a bunch of other variables such as the difference in the traveling distances between work, home, and play.
And take into consideration things such an increase of X in volume of traffic might increase deaths by kX. With k being 2 or 5 or 10.
And then the gap narrows.
- timthorn 12y agoFair point - so taking the proportion of road deaths related to drink as the measure instead (which should control for your points to a great recent), 31% of US deaths are drink related, compared to 15.2% in the UK. (according to https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/358035/rrcgb2013-00.pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm...). Not the 10x difference, but still 2x.