If smartphones were the root cause - it wouldn't diverge between USA and Europe.
The insanity of driving trucks instead of compact cars in cities is a big factor.
The insanity of driving trucks instead of compact cars in cities is a big factor.
Europeans avoided the cupholder for so long.
A significant and costly driving test, versus practically free and quick in the US. A $100 fine for being caught with a cell phone versus losing your license. And, of course, a realistic alternative in public transit and walkable communities.
The article says "We’re also spending nearly three times more time distracted by our phones than drivers in the United Kingdom and several other European countries. US drivers spent an average of 2 minutes 11 seconds on their phones per hour while driving, compared to 44 seconds per hour for UK drivers, CMT found."
> The insanity of driving trucks instead of compact cars in cities is a big factor.
No argument there.
https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/vehicles-with-higher-more-v...
> Whatever their nose shape, pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than 40 inches are about 45 percent more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes than cars and other vehicles with a hood height of 30 inches or less and a sloping profile, an IIHS study of nearly 18,000 pedestrian crashes found.
One of the first public videos of the Cybertruck showed it hitting an object as exited a parking lot. It's just way harder to drive a huge truck than it is to drive a sedan, but everyone thinks they are an above average driver so that doesn't aply to them.