• Delphia@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I mean,Australia has way less snow than the US, that definitely has to account for a chunk of the difference in our numbers.

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      20 hours ago

      But Canada has way more snow than the U.S., so that doesn’t seem to be a major factor.

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        17 hours ago

        Could be that Canada is ready for the snow it gets while you see some states shut down completely when they get a light dusting of snow.

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          10 hours ago

          Yeah this is what I’m getting at.

          Canadians and northern states know how to drive in snow and in general can afford more comprehensive plowing and salting programs. Mississipi is both broke AF and gets snow rarely.

          So the programs suck and so do the drivers.

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      1 day ago

      from existing in a car in the US on a few occasions and living in australia i’d wager a HUGE amount of the difference is attitude… holy SHIT do yall speed like crazy! 15-20mph over the limit just seems to be standard… 15kph over the limit here in aus you literally watch them pass every other car and call them a dickhead - and they’ll almost certainly get a speeding fine

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        1 day ago

        I am Australian, Ive been doing track days, drift days and have done a few amateur rallys too over the last 20 years and Ive never been more scared driving than a rental car in Austria in winter on holiday. Ice and snow is a whole different skillset.

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          1 day ago

          also true, but as other have said, mississippi doesn’t really get snow so given the massive difference between them and vic, i don’t think snow is really a particularly big contributor

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        10 hours ago

        Im not saying its THE cause, just that the US as a whole has to regularly deal with a potential cause of accidents that is almost non-existent in Australia.

        We also have a significantly lower amount of bear attacks and it has nothing to do with the quality of our bear management programs.

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          7 hours ago

          but significantly more dropbear attacks. perhaps that puts the fear into you and keeps you driving better.