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0 pointsgrecy13y ago0 comments

Some other factors to think about:

Road quality in the United states is low compared to other OPEC countries

Seatbelts and motorbike helmets are still not mandatory in all US states

Car quality and safety in the United States is lower than other OPEC countries

EDIT: I meant OECD, not OPEC.

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baltcode13y ago

I thought OPEC was the oil producers club, and that the US isn't a member. Did I miss something?

grecyOP13y ago

Sorry, confused my acronyms.

OECD

tptacek13y ago

[WARNING: Egregiously incorrect comment follows]

In other words, you think car quality in the US is lower than that of countries like Tajikistan, Swaziland, Kazakhstan, and Ecuador. When you say "OECD", you might as well say "the entire world". I officially doubt your statistics.

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tptacek13y ago

In only one state in the US are seatbelts not mandatory for adults (New Hampshire). Otherwise, the only differences are between states in which you can be pulled over for being observed not wearing a seatbelt (the "primary enforcement" states) and those in which you can only be issued a seatbelt ticket after being pulled over for some other reason.

I also think the road and car quality questions are up for debate.

grecyOP13y ago

Aren't there a lot of states where back seat passengers don't have to wear seat belts, and people can ride in the back of pick-ups etc.

Obviously road and car quality are up for debate, but once you spend some time driving around Europe in European cars, you'll see what I mean.

tptacek13y ago

For every 1 passenger killed in the US, almost 3 drivers are killed. Given that the mean occupancy per car in the US is something between 1.3 and 1.7, it seems very unlikely that back seat restraints are a significant contributor to these statistics.

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