Originally Posted by
CrankyOne
Thanks for that. How is it that the UK is so much safer with such narrower lanes? They have 1/2 to 1/3 the crash and fatality rates as the U.S. Their roads are also massively narrower. 9' to 10' lane widths the norm, 12' exceptionally rare. Entire road widths of less than 12' are not uncommon. And all of these have HGV's.
Better driver training? Tighter controls on young/new drivers? Better vehicle road worthlessness standards? Better road maintenance? Smaller vehicles? Fewer vehicle miles driven? Less volume?
Kinda hard to compare the two countries directly.
Just my thoughts from the years I lived in Europe, and 25 years as a professional CDL class A driver with double/triple trailer, hazmat, tanker, bus, three wheeler, and MC endorsements, but I don't spend much time reading "studies" on the internet, so my observations in the real world probably don't hold water here.