08 Nov 10
Originally posted by KazetNagorraIt's not an anomaly. It's just that it is accounted for by factors other than those impliedly posited by the OP.
Thanks for that. So considering the number of miles driven (assuming there was no major shift in trend from 2003) the US does not do so bad at all, though not quite as good as Finland (though that may be a cultural thing as well, when I lived there I noticed the drivers were extremely polite and even cab drivers were not speeding).
So that answers the OP then - statistical anomaly!
An anomaly would be if there were a major difference in deaths per miles driven that could not be explained by any rational factor or if, for example, one year had an exceptionally high number of deaths for no apparent reason, which reverted to normal levels the next year.
08 Nov 10
Originally posted by KazetNagorraOver 40% of American cars are driven by......
I was looking at some statistics on gapminder.org and it struck me that the US has an uncharacteristically high traffic mortality rate compared to other rich countries. Most rich developed countries have a rate of around 4-8 deaths per 100,000 citizens per year, but the US is at around 13 deaths per 100,000 citizens (on par with countries such as Mexico ...[text shortened]... in the US? Should anything be done against it, if so what? Or is it just a statistical anomaly?
well........take a guess.
08 Nov 10
Originally posted by no1marauderIf that graph is correct, the US is in no way outside the norm. We're about average.
Already done; in the link I gave: http://biurchametz.blogspot.com/2005/09/roadkill-myths-ii-israel-is-worse-than.html
there's a graph giving average kilometers driven per capita.
08 Nov 10
Originally posted by KazetNagorraLook at South Korea's rate...
I was looking at some statistics on gapminder.org and it struck me that the US has an uncharacteristically high traffic mortality rate compared to other rich countries. Most rich developed countries have a rate of around 4-8 deaths per 100,000 citizens per year, but the US is at around 13 deaths per 100,000 citizens (on par with countries such as Mexico ...[text shortened]... in the US? Should anything be done against it, if so what? Or is it just a statistical anomaly?
People in LA drive like crap for the most part and there's too much traffic. The roads need attention too...lots of potholes.
