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| Monkeh:
--- Quote from: gnuarm on June 30, 2023, 10:10:50 pm --- --- Quote from: Monkeh on June 30, 2023, 10:02:34 pm --- --- Quote from: Zero999 on June 30, 2023, 09:52:52 pm ---By the way, the main reason why the US has a higher rate of road deaths per capita, compared to other wealthy countries is because people generally drive more miles there. --- End quote --- So what's your explanation for the markedly higher rate of road deaths per mile? --- End quote --- Where? In the US it is not "markedly higher". What exactly are you referring to? Can you give a reference? --- End quote --- You did read the context? |
| james_s:
--- Quote from: gnuarm on June 30, 2023, 10:10:50 pm ---Where? In the US it is not "markedly higher". What exactly are you referring to? Can you give a reference? --- End quote --- I have not personally confirmed this to be accurate but here it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate Road deaths per 1 billion km driven, USA 8.3, UK 3.8, that is certainly what I would call "markedly higher", it's more than double. Just scanning down the list the USA is higher than the majority of other developed nations. |
| PlainName:
--- Quote ---"Just think how stupid the average person is, then realize that half of them are stupider than that!" --- End quote --- Pedantically, average is not necessarily the halfway mark. You could have an average where most of the population are above it ;) |
| PlainName:
Speaking of road accidents, it occurred to me the other day that the rates in UK towns is surely set to rise significantly. Reason being the food delivery guys (and maybe gals, but they all seem to be guys) - they are zipping around on scooters with L plates, and many of them seem to have never driven anything on the road before these things, partly because they weren't old enough and have just upgraded from a bicycle. Some of them seem to think it's a workable alternative to Dignitas. |
| Monkeh:
--- Quote from: PlainName on June 30, 2023, 11:03:51 pm ---Speaking of road accidents, it occurred to me the other day that the rates in UK towns is surely set to rise significantly. Reason being the food delivery guys (and maybe gals, but they all seem to be guys) - they are zipping around on scooters with L plates, and many of them seem to have never driven anything on the road before these things, partly because they weren't old enough and have just upgraded from a bicycle. Some of them seem to think it's a workable alternative to Dignitas. --- End quote --- Oh, they're an ever increasing nightmare. As is the easily availability of 'e-scooters' (daft electrically powered vehicles with no construction or use standards applied..). |
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