Ok 5,8 Vs 7Ah, the classic counterargument. Ever tried looking up the answer you are asking for?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_safety_in_Europe
2018 numbers: Number of people killed per Billion km
Sweden: 3.4
France: 5.8
Germany: 4.3
Italy: 6.5
Poland: 14.6
EU Average: 5.8
And most countries in the EU have since decreased their number of road deaths.
USA 2022 data: https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state
Deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled:
US Total: 1.33
Massachusetts: 0.76
South Carolina: 1.85
Per Billion km: (x10/1.609344)
US average: 8.3
Massachusetts: 4.7
South Carolina: 11.5
And to even the score: 2018 data
Deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled:
US Total: 1.13
Massachusetts: 0.54
South Carolina: 1.83
Per Billion km:
US average: 7.0
Massachusetts: 3.3
South Carolina: 11.4
To be fair, I've driven around the Carolina's. I'm surprised the number isn't higher. Every single car was driving at least 15 mph over the speed limit and on their phones. Very sloppy drivers.
But I still think it is fair to say the average American road is at least 40% more dangerous. If not more.
Pretty even then
Let's also consider all the legislations regarding safety tend to be lighter in the US (also some of them state-dependent)
Motocyclists protections, seatbelts, vehicle safety control, vehicle architecture norms, speed limits, alcool consumption control measures etc... Not to forget cultural differences, like driving a car with a nut sack hanging, a proven source of balsy hubris. All that tends to even the stats in favor of our US counterparts I guess. Stats digging is a real proficiency, we can only guess, Dunning Kruger slope is never afar.
Thanks for looking it up, I'm gonna shine at my next dinner in town.
What's up with Poland though? lol
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