The death rate per mile driven has declined 22-fold since 1950.
A century ago, these were the cars on Britain’s roads. Forget driving lessons or tests; to get behind the wheel legally, all you needed was a paper license, which cost the equivalent of around 25 pence today.
Fast-forward to today. Around 1,700 people die in road incidents each year in the UK, about a quarter of the number that used to be. That’s despite there being 16 times more vehicles on the road and 33 times as many miles driven.
Anarchy and blackouts: Britain’s roads until the end of World War IIAnarchy and blackouts: Britain’s roads until the end of World War II
The climb to a post-war peak in the mid-1960sThe climb to a post-war peak in the mid-1960s
The battle against drunk drivingThe battle against drunk driving
The rise of motorcycle helmets, seatbelts, and safer carsThe rise of motorcycle helmets, seatbelts, and safer cars
Making roads safer for kids: stricter speed limits and traffic-calmed zonesMaking roads safer for kids: stricter speed limits and traffic-calmed zones
Every year, about 1.2 million die on the world’s roads — we know how to bring this number downEvery year, about 1.2 million die on the world’s roads — we know how to bring this number down
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To me the German Autobahn is the most safety orientated road in the world
I’ve driven on the German autobahns before, including the no speed limit sections, and I can say they’re pretty safe, mainly because the drivers are really skilled.
I had to check google, it paraphrase how Norway and Iceland often cited as having the lowest fatality rates per capita and per registered vehicle.
According to this study, Norway, Malta, Singapore, and Sweden are still safer than the UK.
https://m.stacker.news/107253