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To: Elsewhere who wrote (129355)	8/2/2005 5:31:30 PM
From: WillP	Respond to of 793854

I wondered how long it would take you to respond to that. [grin] I recall reading a comparison between Germany and the Canadian province of Ontario in the early 1990s, using what I think is a somewhat more meaningful measure, deaths per millions of kilometres driven. What stood out in that was how much higher the Canadian rate was in comarison with the German numbers. Meanwhile, Ontario was -- and still does -- cling to a miserly 100 km/h maximum speed limit. Regards, WillP

To: Elsewhere who wrote (129355)	8/2/2005 6:39:31 PM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793854

Is a special license or specialized instruction required for German citizens who use the autobahn?

To: Elsewhere who wrote (129355)	8/2/2005 10:02:12 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793854

Deaths per 100,000 population in 2003: Germany 8.03, USA 14.75 Thank you. You are making my point. Since I was last stationed there Germany has established speed limits on many/most roads that did not have them. I also believe the detailed German TUV (vehicle safety) inspection makes a big difference. The death rate has dropped accordingly.

To: Elsewhere who wrote (129355)	8/3/2005 8:30:35 AM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793854

Jochen, Deaths per 100,000 population in 2003: Germany 8.03, USA 14.75 driveandstayalive.com Thats good, but it just means Germans drive less. To evaluate the risk of driving somewhere you need to look at deaths per billion kilometers of driving. On That Germany rates 11.1 deaths per billion and the US is 9.4. Belgium for some reason is an astounding 16.3 - next trip I think I will take a bus from the airport. Don't even look at Greece or Eastern Europe :-) John Data from x-cd.com