<VV> Road Statistics - US vs. Australia

[J R Read_HML]

What about a figure based on miles traveled?  That would seem to me to be a 
more meaningful number.

A per capita figure does not tell me a lot.  Is that licensed drivers?  All 
citizens regardless of age?  If that, then what is the average family size 
and how does it compare to other countries?  What - something else?  How 
does the number of vehicles compare and the number of miles of roadway? 
What is the nature of the roads - urban VS rural?  Maybe there is just less 
to collide with in Australia?  I don't know, but I just don't think a per 
capita death (or injury) rate tells the whole story.  But, thanks for 
looking it up.

Corvair content - I drove the vert on suburban and rural roads Sunday to 
attend the CCE Orphan Auto Picnic.  I understand that Pete Koehler (Detroit 
area) was there with a '60 model.  I saw the car but did not see him.  He 
left early in order to get back to Detroit or he would certainly have 
received the long distance award.  We had roughly 50 Corvairs there and 100+ 
(probably 150?) "others" (orphans) as well.  Perfect weather.

Later, JR

>
> Well - Not quite. - From "Road Deaths Australia: 2006 Statistical Summary"
> published by Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development 
> and
> Local Government - in May 2007:
>
> Long term trend in deaths
> • While there is evidence of  a long term downward trend in Australian 
> road
> deaths, the number of deaths per  annum has not changed markedly since 
> 2003.
> • In 2006, there were 1,601  persons killed in 1,456 road crashes.  (Down 
> 26
> persons from  2005)
>
>
> In deaths per capita, Australia was, indeed, well ahead of the USA  - 
> Based
> on lower deaths being better!
> 2004 results:  Australia  7.94   The USA   14.53   - The per capita rate
> represents the number of deaths  for each 100,000 members of the 
> population;
>