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Originally Posted by HarryT
Why would driving on the other side of the road lead to a higher death rate? I asked you before, but you didn't answer my question: did you look at the statistical data I provided a link to? Had you done so, you would have seen that most western nations, the majority of which drive on the right, as the US does, have hugely lower road death rates.
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Forget driving on the other side of the road :-
texting while driving is still allowed in a couple of states
hand held phones can be used in about 85% of them.
72% of all passenger vehicle deaths had blood alcohol content of 0.08 or more (UK Limit)
45% were not wearing a seat belt
10% of all fatal accidents involve a tree
Another 10% include some other stationary object
If you look at the UK stats the big change is in the years 2007-2010 where the % dropped by 7.1,13.8,12.5 & 16.7 respectively.
So it looks like the main drop in the UK rate is due to getting points on your licence for using a mobile (Used to be just a fine prior to this). Unless anyone can think of anything else that happened in 2007 - smoking ban in pubs possibly.