Perhaps that is why there were so many Dictatorships in Europe until the US and England we went to war to free their asses, twice LOL
mike
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>> Hmmmm, Deaths per million vehicle kms; USA 2.5, UK 2.0 looks pretty much
>> like driving to me and looks pretty similar to me. YMMV
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> Well, sorry, but you seem to be out of touch with reality...
>
> "Sweden and Britain each reported about 35 deaths for every billion
> kilometers driven in 1970, more than the 30 in the United States. But
> in 2005 both European countries reported about 6 deaths for every
> billion kilometers, compared with 9 in the United States."
>
> But expert after expert said the real problem was one of culture. With
> personal freedom being a cornerstone of the United States, many states
> are loath to pass legislation that curtails them, even when it comes
> to road safety. So while the governments of other countries can easily
> pass laws to make driving safer, like a national ban on hand-held
> cellphone use, those laws here are left up to the states to impose,
> and that is often not so easy.
>
> New Hampshire, for example, is the only state with no seat belt law
> for adults, and in May its state Senate rejected a bill that would
> have mandated the use of belts.
(That is not true. Pennslyvania does not mandated the use of belts. If one is cited for a moving violation and is not wearing a seat belt, the fine UPON CONVICTION is increased by $5)
"The citizens of New Hampshire don't like to be told by anyone else
> what to do," said State Senator Robert E. Clegg Jr.
>
> Fred Wegman, managing director of the National Institute for Road
> Safety Research in the Netherlands, said attitudes were different in > Europe.