Your post is from 2020, I’m not saying they are wrong numbers, but keep in mind: a lot of the year everyone was in lockdown, which might skew the numbers
Yes, there is a lot of correlation with safety standards (eg how much grip in various conditions tires have to provide, car safety & stability system, maintenance & road worthiness), which usually correlates to GDP.
Other main things are prob more cultural (attitude towards speeding & drunk driving, commuting alternatives, penal system, etc).
So Canada and Australia arent the outliers:
(Of which EU countries are at 4.6 for 2023.)
Your post is from 2020, I’m not saying they are wrong numbers, but keep in mind: a lot of the year everyone was in lockdown, which might skew the numbers
That’s why I added the 2023 data, to show that it’s not that much dif (4.2 in 2020 vs 4.6 in 2023). But you are completely right.
I think there are some African countries that can challenge the top US states.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate
older data though.
Yes, there is a lot of correlation with safety standards (eg how much grip in various conditions tires have to provide, car safety & stability system, maintenance & road worthiness), which usually correlates to GDP.
Other main things are prob more cultural (attitude towards speeding & drunk driving, commuting alternatives, penal system, etc).