Which is roughly the same as the Philippines or Uzbekistan. Hopefully self driving cars will change this sad statistic.
In rich countries, the road fatality rate is between 4 and 5 per 100k people. In 3rd world countries it's over 15. In the US it's 10.7.
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One day we might get self
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agree with your premise absolutely, however US looks bad because high speeds, more miles, low pop. density
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low fatality rate countries also had massive public investment in controls - speed bumps, speed cameras, seatbelts, enforcement.
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Bad diet & exercise habits → ~25x more preventable deaths than car crashes. Alcohol → >50% of crashes. Better ways to save lives.pic.twitter.com/ikKjdP5sBM
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Japanese population generally eats healthier, abides by strict drink+driving laws, and has better driving etiquette
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Noramlized by # rural drivers/private cars per capita?
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great point per mile statistics is likely to be quite good
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original statement also fails Occam's razor test. Is self driving the most costefficient way to save lives? Likely not
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Well, did u try use buses? They kinda have a schedule, 1 bus every hour at random times. Public transport may help ...
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