Driving in France gets safer

The number of road deaths this year dropped slightly below 5,000,
the evolution from 2002 on is 7,242, 5,731, 5,232, and 4,990 (estimated).

So the evolution in the fall is flattening out.

However, the French rates per million inhabitants is still well above
Sweden, Britain and Norway

Poland 147
Czech Rep 134
Spain 107
France 84
Germany 70
Norway 57
UK 56
Sweden 54



The number of deaths on French road was 16,617 in 1972.

The Government has been installing larger numbers
of automatic radar devices and the campaign against
alcohol and driving are having their effects.

It is probably safest driving on the autoroutes, which
have no cross traffic. The national routes are particularly
dangerous since many are just one lane in each direction
in the more remote areas. Passing trucks and trailers
is dangerous during the heavily traveled periods of the year.

Today's, Le Parisien, has an article on page 6.

Libération has an article on the web

http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=348639

In article ,
Earl Evleth wrote:

The number of road deaths this year dropped slightly below 5,000,
the evolution from 2002 on is 7,242, 5,731, 5,232, and 4,990 (estimated).

So the evolution in the fall is flattening out.

However, the French rates per million inhabitants is still well above
Sweden, Britain and Norway

Poland 147
Czech Rep 134
Spain 107
France 84
Germany 70
Norway 57
UK 56
Sweden 54



The number of deaths on French road was 16,617 in 1972.

The Government has been installing larger numbers
of automatic radar devices and the campaign against
alcohol and driving are having their effects.

It is probably safest driving on the autoroutes, which
have no cross traffic. The national routes are particularly
dangerous since many are just one lane in each direction
in the more remote areas. Passing trucks and trailers
is dangerous during the heavily traveled periods of the year.

Today's, Le Parisien, has an article on page 6.

Libération has an article on the web

http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=348639



Rate per million inhabitants is not really accurate, because automobile
ownership and automobile use are not a function of population density.

For instance, many Asian countries would have a low fatality rate per
inhabitant, but a very high rate per mile or km traveled.

Ivan

On 4/01/06 13:30, in article
, "Ivan"
wrote:



Rate per million inhabitants is not really accurate, because automobile
ownership and automobile use are not a function of population density.


It is one measure, another would be death rate per 100 million miles
traveled.

What is well known is that for the same population (about 60,0O00,000)
the UK has a much lower number of deaths. Both countries have
about the same number of private automobiles

http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/porta...85&_dad=portal
&_schema=PORTAL&screen=detailref&language=en&produ ct=Yearlies_new_transport&
root=Yearlies_new_transport/G/eba12048

The figures show that the French drive about 10% more, however

http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/porta...85&_dad=portal
&_schema=PORTAL&screen=detailref&language=en&produ ct=Yearlies_new_transport&
root=Yearlies_new_transport/G/eba17680

Which allows one to correct the number of deaths down to "4,500" a year to
compare with the UK figure of about 3,200. That means that the French
have a number of years of effort ahead of them to get to around 4,000.

Considering the number of foreigners driving across France how many of
the figure of 5,000 are non-nationals? I have not found those figures.

Earl Evleth wrote:

On 4/01/06 13:30, in article
, "Ivan"
wrote:



Rate per million inhabitants is not really accurate, because automobile
ownership and automobile use are not a function of population density.


It is one measure, another would be death rate per 100 million miles
traveled.

Yes, but what does the crystal ball of google tell you Earl?

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Martin wrote:

On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:39:35 +0000,
(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:

Earl Evleth wrote:

On 4/01/06 13:30, in article
, "Ivan"
wrote:



Rate per million inhabitants is not really accurate, because automobile
ownership and automobile use are not a function of population density.


It is one measure, another would be death rate per 100 million miles
traveled.

Yes, but what does the crystal ball of google tell you Earl?

The future is touchy feely flat screen monitors.

In Braille?

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usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
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On 4/01/06 14:39, in article
1h8n79c.1stmloh1v1tvwlN%this_address_is_for_spam@y ahoo.com, "David Horne,
_the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
offy" wrote:

Yes, but what does the crystal ball of google tell you Earl?


that the UK is the example to follow

Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of
besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy

It is one measure, another would be death rate per 100 million miles
traveled.

Yes, but what does the crystal ball of google tell you Earl?

Do you need one? UK *is* one of the safest few countries. You see
plenty of stats to that effect.
Wasdale this week has an unusual solution to traffic:-
"http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/wasdaleroad.htm"
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Mike Reid
Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

The Reid schreef:

Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of
besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy

It is one measure, another would be death rate per 100 million miles
traveled.

Yes, but what does the crystal ball of google tell you Earl?

Do you need one? UK *is* one of the safest few countries. You see
plenty of stats to that effect.
Wasdale this week has an unusual solution to traffic:-

by the time you've read that you've crashed

Still OT, just facts taken out of the newspaper

"Earl Evleth" a écrit dans le message de news:
...

The number of road deaths this year dropped slightly below 5,000,
the evolution from 2002 on is 7,242, 5,731, 5,232, and 4,990 (estimated).

So the evolution in the fall is flattening out.

However, the French rates per million inhabitants is still well above
Sweden, Britain and Norway

Poland 147
Czech Rep 134
Spain 107
France 84
Germany 70
Norway 57
UK 56
Sweden 54



The number of deaths on French road was 16,617 in 1972.

The Government has been installing larger numbers
of automatic radar devices and the campaign against
alcohol and driving are having their effects.

It is probably safest driving on the autoroutes, which
have no cross traffic. The national routes are particularly
dangerous since many are just one lane in each direction
in the more remote areas. Passing trucks and trailers
is dangerous during the heavily traveled periods of the year.

Today's, Le Parisien, has an article on page 6.

Libération has an article on the web

http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=348639

Earl Evleth wrote:
The number of road deaths this year dropped slightly below 5,000,
the evolution from 2002 on is 7,242, 5,731, 5,232, and 4,990 (estimated).

So the evolution in the fall is flattening out.

However, the French rates per million inhabitants is still well above
Sweden, Britain and Norway

Poland 147
Czech Rep 134
Spain 107
France 84
Germany 70
Norway 57
UK 56
Sweden 54


There was an almost identical article in the International Herald
Tribune, (yesterday? Heck, which timezone am I in now) but I left it in
the back of the plane seat.

T.