User3143 said:If you have x amount of cars on the road, you are gonna get accidents.
I think we still have one of the lowest aciident/death ratios of motor vehicles in Europe. I think Portugal has the highest one.
Origamist said:The Portugese have been reducing road deaths dramatically in the last few years. Between 2001 and 2007 there has been a 42% drop in fatalities. The UK only managed an 8% decrease in road deaths over the same period...
Origamist said:The Portugese have been reducing road deaths dramatically in the last few years. Between 2001 and 2007 there has been a 42% drop in fatalities. The UK only managed an 8% decrease in road deaths over the same period...
Rhythm Thief said:I have no figures or statistics, but surely it's easier to engineer a large drop in casualty rates if you're starting from a high point? Maybe UK incident rates haven't decreased so much because they were closer to an "acceptable" (yes, I know) norm in the first place.
Paulus said:It does seem strange that passenger transport is quite tightly regulated, Planes are 1000 metres from each other.
Origamist said:Map of the week - how will you die?
Mr Pig said:Relevant, how?