U.S. Traffic Deaths on Rise
National News • August 24, 2006
Traffic deaths in the United States reached their highest levels since 1990, the government reported this week. The spike in fatalities was attributed to an increase in motorcycle and pedestrian ...
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Subject: Traffic Deaths
Posted On: August 24, 2006, 12:48 pm CDT
Posted By: Roger Mount
Comment:
In my opinion, this shows that the U.S. puts too much emphasis on controlling speed and not enough on other factors - such as driver behaviour and safer road design. A few roundabouts, especially at busy junctions, might help. It is a fact that one is three times more likely to die on the road in the U.S. compared to the UK. Even if one takes account of the the extra mileages covered in the U.S., one's risk of dying or being seriously injured is well over double that of the UK (inspite of there being vastly more vehicles per mile of road space in the UK). Unfortunately, the UK police are now, also, spending too much effort on speed at the expense of other factors - hence the UK death rates haven't improved over the last ten years. On the other hand, the revenue from fines is booming!
Subject: Traffic Deaths