I mean, cars are the most dangerous way to travel. I think it would be better if we could build cities that didn't have cars.
2.) Cities that don't require cars to move in are raising freedom of both kids and adults living in them. It means kids go by themselves to places sooner. It means old people are not so locked. It means parents don't have to be taxi drivers every time kid wants to try a hobby.
The corporate headquarters that I traveled to, on a train, had a girls’ school, next to it.
I would often be on the train, packed with commuters, and see these tiny little girls, in their school uniforms, maybe seven or eight years old, alone, on the train.
One of the big reasons that this was possible, is because of the civil and social infrastructure of Japanese society.
This structure is one that many Americans would find stifling —for good reason, but it also means that elementary school girls can take the train, alone, to school, everyday.
Death rate per 100k inhabitants is roughly 4 times higher in Egypt compared to the US (44 vs 11) which is still quite high compared to eg Germany (4/100k)
per 100,000 motor vehicles per year 12.4 USA 148 Egypt
per 100,000 inhabitants per year 14.2 USA 12.8
Arnt the higher figures in Egypt because theoretically there are smaller proportion of people to the number vehicles...?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic...
Different years, different data normalization, but the general point hopefully holds.