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[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

The south is killing it!

[–] dastechniker@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

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I'm guessing gun violence is much the same.

[–] itslola@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How the heck are Victorians down the bottom? Is it just the sheer size of our population keeping that number in check...?

[–] spudsrus@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you can survive hook turns you can survive anything.

Also less country for country driving

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It's around 2.5 per 100 000 in Norway.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 2 points 1 month ago

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[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

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.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is it the issue of safety standards?

[–] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm guessing there is some correlation to total miles(/km) driven. Not all of it, but some. If people in one location drive drastically less distance annually, I'd expect their numbers to show drastically lower on the chart, as well.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I am not convinced with Australia and Canada being much better? It would make sense if you were comparing to Europe.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

I assume this includes pedestrians and cyclist deaths? It's by population rather than by "car" or "km driven" but I'd like to see a per county breakdown.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 1 month ago

. . . Huh. Here in Vic every year we get targeted with so many ads being like 'worse year ever for road deaths, drive safe, etc'

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The hell is a "major state"

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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The fact that California, a state with THIRTEEN TIMES MORE PEOPLE than Mississippi, has less than half the number of traffic fatalities is mind blowing. Mississippi is just 30% of the landmass that California represents, and yet it gets more than double the amount of traffic fatalities.

Looking at the left side of the graph, the trend is easily recognizable. Drunk angry and repressed, poverty stricken republicans will drive drunk like it's the right to bear arms. The further right you go, the more democratic the state.

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[–] card797@champserver.net 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You gotta enforce traffic laws in order to maintain safety.

Also*, where is Maine?

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