I have no real data on whether it’s true or not or what “better driver” even means but there’s some differences in car life i’m sure have some kind of an effect.
Driver’s license aquisition here is more involved and guided.
At least in the Netherlands things like having a family member teach you drive for example is not a thing.
You have to take out classes with a professional driving school in a car fitted with dual pedals and a professional instructor.
Most people take 35 to 45 of those lessons to pass the practical test, which is also fairly ruthless afaik.
There’s also way less space and lots of traffic on fairly skinny roads, lots of different kinds of traffic too like way more pedestrians, cyclists swirving around all over the place, and public transport with different rules around things like right of way (particularly trams).
US likes big wide roads, laid out in grids, with not really all that much in terms of other variables to take into account outside of other motorists due to the overwhelming bias towards car ownership.
Car driving is way more of a optional choice here. Especially in the west side of the country.
Lots of people her are fine not having a driver’s license at all due to public transport covering all their needs.
Although i’m sure in terms of casualties there’s also other stuff that is relevant.
Some of those pickup trucks blew over to here as of late and I think it’s wild something with such a limited visibility is legal. Especially here.
I’m a big guy but the grille on one of those RAM truck is chest height for me, which in case of a head on collision means i’ll likely end up under it instead of on top of it.
I have no real data on whether it’s true or not or what “better driver” even means but there’s some differences in car life i’m sure have some kind of an effect.
Driver’s license aquisition here is more involved and guided. At least in the Netherlands things like having a family member teach you drive for example is not a thing. You have to take out classes with a professional driving school in a car fitted with dual pedals and a professional instructor. Most people take 35 to 45 of those lessons to pass the practical test, which is also fairly ruthless afaik.
There’s also way less space and lots of traffic on fairly skinny roads, lots of different kinds of traffic too like way more pedestrians, cyclists swirving around all over the place, and public transport with different rules around things like right of way (particularly trams). US likes big wide roads, laid out in grids, with not really all that much in terms of other variables to take into account outside of other motorists due to the overwhelming bias towards car ownership.
Car driving is way more of a optional choice here. Especially in the west side of the country. Lots of people her are fine not having a driver’s license at all due to public transport covering all their needs.
Although i’m sure in terms of casualties there’s also other stuff that is relevant. Some of those pickup trucks blew over to here as of late and I think it’s wild something with such a limited visibility is legal. Especially here. I’m a big guy but the grille on one of those RAM truck is chest height for me, which in case of a head on collision means i’ll likely end up under it instead of on top of it.