You gotta enforce traffic laws in order to maintain safety.
Also*, where is Maine?
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Wait what?? British Columbia is less than Alberta? There are single lanes in dangerous areas in comparison to Alberta.
In fairness Australia has a low population density, and is not so mountainous, and we have very little snow et cetera.
That said I guess we do have hazards like kangaroos, and a larger road network to maintain (per capita).
Also depending on. When these stats are from they might pre-date the influx of shitty over-sized little-mans American cars. Thats sure to increase the rates of fatalities.
Clearly fake as it doesn't show a state that's better the non Americans. In big America, there are clearly more states!
I remember reading years back that Mississippi is the only state where it's legal for the driver to drink and drive (as long as they keep it below 0.08). Multiple defenders on Reddit said its safe because its still below the legal limit.
Couldnt be related, could it? Nahhh
https://dui.drivinglaws.org/resources/can-a-passenger-drink-alcohol.htm
Wait, are you saying BAC while driving must be 0.00 in some parts of the States, or am I misunderstanding? It's 0.05 in most (all?) parts of Australia (except if you're in a restricted licence category). It's not encouraged, but it's legal.
Figured you guys would have more permissive laws than we do.
No I'm saying you're not allowed to be drinking alcohol while you drive. Which you are in Mississippi.
USA freedom warriors (tm) on Reddit say 'that's fine because they still have to be under the legal limit'. Unable to fathom that the idea of normalizing drinking alcohol while you drive encourages irresponsible behaviour amongst other negatives, beyond just staying under the BAC limit.
Ahhh, yeah, that's a bit cooked. The freedom warriors bit isn't surprising, though. You'd expect them to be in favour of "the freedom to be as irresponsible as you like".
I don't know much about Mississippi, but I know that in neighboring Louisiana, there are drive-through daiquiri places.
the fine print of the law says that the open container law is not applicable to containers with frozen alcoholic beverage where the lid is intact and no straw is protruding through the lid.
In most cases, daiquiris adhere to the “tape rule.” Most daiquiri shops will put a piece of tape over the straw hold on the lid. If this tape is removed or broken then the drink is considered an open container.
So a piece of tape counts as a "seal." They're not even trying.
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You can always count on Mississippi! I'm surprised Texas isn't higher, we drive like maniacs.
Victoria is that low cos they don’t fuck around when it comes to driving fines. The speed limit means limit, and they’re cracking down hard on drivers using phones.
Victorians are some of the worst/dangerous drivers I've seen, but I'm not in Victoria.
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Mississippi is always the worst of any statistic
Mississippi is the only state that doesn't specifically prohibit drinking and driving (as long as you stay below the 0.08% BAC)
It's around 2.5 per 100 000 in Norway.
getting a drivers license in mississippi is basically show up to the DMV, suck a cock and drive home or what?
Mississippi has drive-through combo shops: liquor store / DMV / KFC.
Saves time on your way to and home from church.
21 Mississippi, 22 Mississippi...
How the heck are Victorians down the bottom? Is it just the sheer size of our population keeping that number in check...?
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The thing that surprised me most after moving to Oregon was how bad the drivers were. I've lived in many states across the South, the Midwest, and West Coast and I've never encountered drivers so consistently vindictive, entitled and reckless as the drivers in Oregon.
Ok, noted: New York is almost on par with civilized regions.
That might be skewed as most of their population are in New York City, and more than half of the city doesn't even own a car.
That's pretty much the point of the chart. Better public infrastructure decrease the deaths from cars.
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I understand this is largely due to Americans wanting to get drunk like everyone else but also having to drive everywhere.
I'm guessing gun violence is much the same.
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