Re:Collision course: why are cars killing more and more pede...
by happytoexplain on Thursday October 03, 2019 @04:28PM
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>The US has 50% more road deaths than the UK. Are US drivers that much more likely to be distracted by their phones?
It sounds like you're being rhetorical, but that sounds totally reasonable to me. It seems believable that one country might have some variables that cause drivers to be more distracted by phones, and when the safety margins of attention are so small, even a small difference in average distractedness could equate to 50% more deaths.
It sounds like you're being rhetorical, but that sounds totally reasonable to me. It seems believable that one country might have some variables that cause drivers to be more distracted by phones, and when the safety margins of attention are so small, even a small difference in average distractedness could equate to 50% more deaths.