• Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    generally drive at least 1600+ km per day.

    I don’t understand, are you a long-haul truck driver? 16 hours of driving per day? That’s not what the general public does. In Canada, less than 10% of commuters “drive” more than an hour. I say “drive” because I’m sure a good chunk of that time is sitting in traffic, going zero. LOL

    Highways are designed for longer distances, and you don’t find pedestrians on highways, fortunately.

    We’re talking about Helsinki, Finland. They aren’t car crazy like North Americans, and a large number of people are not driving, so it’s great to see that their safety is taken seriously. And the drop in deaths was dramatic from where they started, so kudos to them.

    • doingthestuff@lemy.lol
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      2 days ago

      I don’t drive that far every day. But I have to travel cross country a handful of times a year with quite a bit of gear. And when I do, I drive hard. Sometimes even 2k kilometers in a day. But no, nowhere near every day.

      And it’s great they made the city safe for traffic. I’m just saying these wide open spaces with huge distances to travel aren’t anywhere near meeting the same safety standard because cars going 150km/hr will sometimes result in fatalities.