Are UK roads safer than US roads?

In the United States, there are more than 30,000 deaths due to motor vehicle collisions every single year. In Britain, on the other hand, fewer than 2,000 people lose their lives in motor vehicle crashes annually. This significant discrepancy in death rates can be explained, in part, by differences in population.



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