{"id":281655208,"date":"2013-12-04T21:33:28","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T21:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=281655208"},"modified":"2013-12-04T21:33:28","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T21:33:28","slug":"an-american-tribute-to-british-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=281655208","title":{"rendered":"An American tribute to British drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

[B’ Spokes: To make more of point I included (in the read more) a table of road fatality rates per population sorted by the lowest to highest stopping when I came to the U.S.. Or straight to my point, better education makes better drivers.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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I have newfound respect for all the motorists I encounter on British roads. A UK license is basically a PhD in driving<\/p>\n

By Judd Birdsall, The Guardian<\/p>\n

The United States and the United Kingdom have many important similarities, but a rigorous driving test is not one of them.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\nTo get my American license when I was 16 years old, I had to take a very short multiple choice theory test. Having not studied and never driven, I passed easily. Then I took a practical test that consisted of a 15-minute amble through a flat rural area. I performed poorly, and at the end of my test the examiner turned to me and said, “You really don’t know what you’re doin’, do ya?” And he passed me.\n<\/p>\n

\nI initially assumed the UK test was comparable to the one across the pond. But then I read that the large majority of UK motorists fail their first driving exam. And I heard horror stories of Americans and other foreigners failing multiple times. I began to study (or “revise” as you Brits say) in earnest.\n<\/p>\n

\nI’m a doctoral student at Cambridge, and I’m quite sure I prepared much more for my driving tests than I will for my PhD viva next year.\n<\/p>\n

\nA UK license is basically a PhD in driving.\n<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2013\/dec\/02\/uk-driving-law-versus-us<\/a>
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/th>\nRoad fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year<\/th>\nRoad fatalities per 100,000 motor vehicles<\/th>\nRoad fatalities per 1 billion vehicle-km<\/th>\nTotal fatalities latest year<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
San Marino<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Federated States of Micronesia<\/td>\n1.8<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maldives<\/td>\n1.9<\/td>\n795.7<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Kingdom<\/th>\n2.75<\/td>\n5.1<\/td>\n3.6<\/td>\n1,754<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iceland<\/td>\n2.8<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n3.9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweden<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n5.1<\/td>\n270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palestinian territories<\/td>\n3.2<\/td>\n86.5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Israel<\/td>\n3.3<\/td>\n9.5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n263 (290 Including the West Bank)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malta<\/td>\n3.8<\/td>\n4.6<\/td>\n4.9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Netherlands<\/td>\n3.9<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n5.6<\/td>\n640<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norway<\/td>\n4.3<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n3.5<\/td>\n154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Switzerland<\/td>\n4.3<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n5.6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/td>\n4.4<\/td>\n6.9<\/td>\n7.2(2009)[4]<\/td>\n3,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/td>\n4.6<\/td>\n32.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denmark<\/td>\n4.7<\/td>\n6.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ireland<\/td>\n4.7<\/td>\n6.44<\/td>\n4.2<\/td>\n161 (2012)[26]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finland<\/td>\n5.1<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singapore<\/td>\n5.1<\/td>\n30.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan<\/td>\n5.2<\/td>\n6.8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4,914<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spain<\/td>\n5.4<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n11.7<\/td>\n1,484<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tonga<\/td>\n5.8<\/td>\n40.2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiribati<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n51.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/td>\n6.1<\/td>\n8[2]<\/td>\n5.8<\/td>\n1,291<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiji<\/td>\n6.3<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luxembourg<\/td>\n6.3<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n5.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/td>\n6.4<\/td>\n9.57<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3,645<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Estonia<\/td>\n6.5<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n17.5<\/td>\n101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austria<\/td>\n6.6<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n8.9<\/td>\n522<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guatemala<\/td>\n6.7<\/td>\n125.6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunei Darussalam<\/td>\n6.8<\/td>\n19.8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/td>\n6.8<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n8.2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italy<\/td>\n7.2<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3,650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slovenia<\/td>\n7.2<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n17.2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barbados<\/td>\n7.3<\/td>\n64.9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marshall Islands<\/td>\n7.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyprus<\/td>\n7.6<\/td>\n23.6<\/td>\n16.7<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Czech Republic<\/td>\n7.6<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n19.5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cuba<\/td>\n7.8<\/td>\n226.3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Republic of Macedonia<\/td>\n7.9<\/td>\n43.9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belgium<\/td>\n8.1<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n10.8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbia<\/td>\n8.3<\/td>\n43.2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n656<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hungary<\/td>\n9.1<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n14.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Zealand<\/td>\n9.1<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n9.1<\/td>\n375 (2010)284 (2011)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippines<\/td>\n9.1<\/td>\n606.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slovakia<\/td>\n9.4<\/td>\n14.2<\/td>\n24.5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook Islands<\/td>\n9.9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bulgaria<\/td>\n10.4<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n19.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Croatia<\/td>\n10.4<\/td>\n19.5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United States of America<\/th>\n10.4<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n8.5<\/td>\n33,808<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Data source: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate<\/a>oldId.20131204213328626<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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