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kleinbl00  ·  2560 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: America is now an outlier on driving deaths

Motor vehicles per 1000 people, UK: 519

Motor vehicles per 1000 people, US: 797

Miles per car per year, UK, 2013: 8000

Miles per car per year, US, 2013: 12,000

Imagine the US with 2/3rds as many cars going 2/3rds as far. I'll bet we'd all find it a lot more pleasant. London was able to pass a congestion tax. NY was not. I believe that speaks volumes about the practicality of getting around the UK with moderate car use vs. getting around the US.