• NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
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    2 个月前

    Victoria is that low cos they don’t fuck around when it comes to driving fines. The speed limit means limit, and they’re cracking down hard on drivers using phones.

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        Yeah the only people worse at driving are Belgiuns. I say this with certainty having never been to Belgium and in direct conflict with the source presented to me. I simply know it to be true as an empath.

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

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