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Re:Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes by WesternWind on Thursday July 21, 2022 @04:44PM (#32184775)
You have to look at kilometers driven per person, not just ownership.

Americans drive far far more than most other industrialized nations.

https://frontiergroup.org/blogs/blog/fg/fact-file-americans-...

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Re:Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes by windows2020 on Thursday July 21, 2022 @04:48PM (#32184836)
America is huge and lots of it isn't densely populated.
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Re:Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes by WesternWind on Thursday July 21, 2022 @05:04PM (#32185039)
Yeah but we commute by car way more. We used to have way more railroads and public transit in the US.
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Re:Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes by nostrebored on Thursday July 21, 2022 @05:02PM (#32185014)
Hence the claim it’s designed for cars
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Re:Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes by MichaelCollins on Thursday July 21, 2022 @07:53PM (#32186757)
Most of the driving is done where most of the people live. In those huge sparsely populated areas, you can stand next to an road all day and see only a few cars. Even on the interstates, it's not uncommon to be driving along without another car in sight on either horizon.
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Re:Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes by WesternWind on Thursday July 21, 2022 @08:46PM (#32187146)
American roads could also be a lot safer.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90771003/american-roads-are-desi...

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