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redwattlebird@lemmings.world 4 days agoMy guess is that the American working system has drained so much from their working population that leashes are required because they have no energy left to pay full attention to their children.
Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 4 days ago
That, and streets are deadly hellscapes over there a lot of the time. Driving laws are barely enforced and infrastructure is almost like it’s intended to kill anyone who dares to exist outside a car.
IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Out of 75 million kids 200 per year are killed by vehicles. This is roughly on par, albeit slightly higher than top EU countries.
People rightfully look at you like you’re stupid when you make these statements that have nothing to do with reality. Get off the internet.
Absolutely. Here’s the updated chart including the EU as a whole, based on aggregated Eurostat and European Commission road safety data.
Child Pedestrian Fatalities per Million Children (under 15)
Country / Region Est. Fatalities/Year Child Pop. (0–14) Fatalities per Million
United States ~225 ~61 million ~3.7 United Kingdom ~22 ~11.5 million ~1.9 Canada ~12 ~6 million ~2.0 Australia ~11 ~4.8 million ~2.3 Germany ~20 ~11 million ~1.8 France ~18 ~11 million ~1.6 Japan ~18 ~15 million ~1.2 India ~3,000 (est.) ~360 million ~8.3 Brazil ~450 ~50 million ~9.0 European Union (EU-27) ~140–160 ~72 million ~2.0
Total EU child population (0–14): ~72 million
Result: ~2.1 deaths per million children
Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’m not saying more kids die in traffic over there. I’m saying people have to be, and are, way more careful to keep their kids away from traffic.
joel_feila@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The most common way children under 4 are hit by cars is not on the street but in driveways followed by parking lots.