• FelixCress@lemmy.world
    342·
    5 months ago

    US: predominantly automatic transmission, low speed limits

    Germany: predominantly manual transmission, higher speed limits and no limits on around half of autobahns (motorways)

    US road deaths per capita twice of Germany.

    Draw your own conclusions.

    • Sludgeyy@lemmy.world
      55·
      5 months ago

      Quick Google

      In 2024 36% of Germans reported using the car daily.

      In 2023 95.3% of Americans older than 16 drive on occasions.

      83 million Germans, 63% above 16

      340 million Americans, 65% above 16

      52 million potential drivers in Germany, 17 million actually drive

      221 million potential drivers in America, 210 million drive daily

      17 million vs 210 million daily drivers

      ~12x more drivers, only 2x more death

      Per capita isn’t really a way to look at it

      Besides automatic cars or lack of a manual transmission is not causing accidents.

      Chance of death goes up significantly with speed

      No one has ever crashed because they couldn’t go over the speed limit

      • MisterFrog@lemmy.world
        2·
        5 months ago

        Downvoters mad to find out cars are inherently unsafe and need very good infrastructure and to be remotely safe.

        Downvoters mad that Ek= ½mv2, and speed, funnily enough, is dangerous.

        Downvoters mad that manual transmission isn’t making cars safer.

        Car go vroom vroom, but public transport go better

        Fax