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No, you just need to drive less.


The higher numbers of traffic fatalities in the US aren't simply because Americans drive further- American roads are more dangerous per billion vehicle km than roads in other developed countries.


I wonder what would happen if you normalized by SAT/ACT score (or something that stands in for education level).

Places like Germany can afford to prevent anyone from getting a vehicle that isn’t capable because of public transportation.

If you prevent a rural American from driving, that is a wholly different situation.


Drive less, train more, stop buying huge SUVs, improve traffic laws…there’s a lot we could be doing.


why not both?




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