

If we install speed cameras, speeding will decline.Ī second reason is seatbelts. Small differences in speed make a big difference in potential harm. Most other countries have lower speed limits (despite the famous German autobahn). I understand that fear, but let’s remind ourselves that the current state of driving in America is very dangerous for a number of reasons. They aren’t convinced they should trust their lives to a computer. As you might imagine, many people are not convinced that driverless cars will be a good thing for Americans.


He says he was unaware of this country’s outlier status until he began to report on the rise of driverless cars. David Leonhardt reports that our vehicle fatality rate is about 40 percent higher than the fatality rates in Canada and Australia. A generation ago, driving on American roads was much safer than in many other countries with lots of open roads (like Canada and Australia).
