Since the article clearly states that even Canada—where we drive the same vehicles and have some similar infrastructure issues—isn’t showing the same uptick, the most likely reasons are legal/regulatory or cultural rather than physical. In other words, there’s more going on here than just oversized SUVs with bad collision outcomes for pedestrians (although they certainly don’t help).
In Canada our distracted driving laws are pretty harsh and they do actually enforce them. Insurance is also mandatory and a distracted driving ticket is very expensive for a couple of years.
Since the article clearly states that even Canada—where we drive the same vehicles and have some similar infrastructure issues—isn’t showing the same uptick, the most likely reasons are legal/regulatory or cultural rather than physical. In other words, there’s more going on here than just oversized SUVs with bad collision outcomes for pedestrians (although they certainly don’t help).
In Canada our distracted driving laws are pretty harsh and they do actually enforce them. Insurance is also mandatory and a distracted driving ticket is very expensive for a couple of years.
Where in Canada are police doing their jobs? Not in Ontario.
Insurance is mandatory…but many are driving without it as some idiot in Ontario got rid of visible licence validation in 2018.
Where are people getting the idea that insurance isn’t mandatory in the US?
You kind of do everything the opposite way of developed countries
It’s very much mandatory. You’re correct that the US does some bullshit, but that isn’t part of it.
There’s plenty of low hanging fruit. You don’t need to come up with lies in order to punch down.
Apparently New Hampshire doesn’t have Mandatory Insurance.
Florida doesn’t mandate insurance. There’s probably a few other
shitholeRepublican states that are similar and I’m just not aware.