The US has vastly worse automobile deaths than almost any other developed nation, however you divide the numbers. (population, KM travelled, number of vehicles owned...).

Probably not the best example...!

Nowhere near the worst.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r...

They said among developed nations. And they're right. Just compare the population normalized figures between the US and Canada. We have very similar cultures and road conditions, and yet the US is nearly 2x worse.

C'mon stop bragging, nobody likes a show-off. /s

I knew roads in the US were dangerous, I didn't realize they were nearly as dangerous as Bangladesh or Egypt! No slight against those countries in particular but they are comparatively less prosperous (meaning older, less-safe vehicles, more pedestrians), have worse roads, and presumably not as advanced healthcare systems. I'm amazed the US, with all its advantages, does so poorly.

I think the difference is that US people drive a lot more. I'm guessing most Bangladeshis dont have cars/motorcycles so its hard to die from an accident.

Plenty of pedestrians and bicyclists die in car accidents too. But you're right, it's a per-capita ranking, not per-unit-distance.

Wow, 4 cars for every 1000 people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_vehicles_...

Thanks for the link to confirm what I said. Mexico is ranked 1 better than US for traffic fatalities per capita.

America has such huge clout for setting design standards for vehicles, has very large, very well funded law enforcement departments, a reasonably young average age for registered cars.

If it wanted, it could smash those fatality figures in not much time at all.

> You need to accept some level of fatalities as normal.

No, you don't. You never "accept" it. You always strive to preserve life.

When did life stop being precious?

Now do the same numbers for aerospace for the sweet 'oops' moment.