• Bumblefumble@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    Probably more related to the god-awful infrastructure design in the US, like stroads and an unfathomable tendency to use stop signs for a lot of things they are just not fit for, like to replace speed bumps, chicanes, and roundabouts.

    Also the better comparable statistic should be deaths per distance traveled in cars.

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      Here is the list 6.9 vs 4.2 deaths per 1 billion km. 12.8 vs. 3.35 per 100’000 inhabitants.

      But you need both for a fuller puncture, not everyone involved/dieing is in a vehicle.

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      Not to mention the DUI rates in the US are astronomical. Over 1/3 of motor fatalities are alcohol related in the US.