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minionofmidas
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« on: April 21, 2006, 03:26:26 PM »
I haven't a link, but according to my newspaper, nobody got killed in a traffic accident on Portugal's roads on wednesday, and Portuguese police hailed this as a first in modern Portuguese history.
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minionofmidas
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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2006, 01:36:55 PM »
« Edited: April 22, 2006, 01:39:44 PM by cocktail of the weak »
Quote from: David S on April 22, 2006, 11:49:02 AM
In the US about 43,000 people die every year in car accidents. That works out to over 100 a day on the average.
...or 3 a day per 10 mio inhabitants (the population of Portugal).

I'll check for a German stat.

EDIT: 5400 in 2005 (translates to about 2 a day per 10 mio inhabitants)
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minionofmidas
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« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2006, 12:39:29 PM »
Quote from: David S on April 22, 2006, 02:37:26 PM
I guess if we want to make a comparison between nations we would need to consider the number of miles driven too.
Well the question is ... where do you stop? Do we factor in road conditions? Percentage of cars equipped with air bags? Hospital facilities (loads of third world road deaths wouldnt happen if hospitals were better)? Alcohol laws? If so, how much of a statistical difference would be left?
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