Even on a per mile basis European drivers are less likely to be killed in a vehicle accident. They go through DRASTICALLY more training. America has let our driving culture turn into a desire to hand out licenses. When I was going through the learners permit process in NM I saw an old guy fail the vision test multiple times. Finally the tester sent him home, told him to come back first thing tomorrow when he was rested. And guess how he went home, having just proven he couldn’t see well enough to drive.
I’d like to see us MAKE people competent to drive. It’s really strange that with a culture that so very much defines itself around the car we put so little effort into actually making us good at USING them.
I agree, but that comes back to making people take some responsibility, and that isn’t likely to happen. I can tell you how to improve accident rates by at least 30%. It’s really simple.
Outlaw cell phones.