Great comparison: roads in these countries are particularly dangerous

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Summer is approaching – and with it, the desire for many Swiss to travel abroad. Two years ago, 83.7 percent of all Swiss residents traveled abroad, including an overnight stay. As a result, a total of 16.3 million trips were made abroad – and this despite the corona restrictions at the time.

In Switzerland, most Swiss travel by car or motorcycle. It’s not surprising. But it’s quite surprising that 51 percent of all overseas trips made by Ms and Mr Swiss in 2021 were by car or motorcycle. It is possible that many travelers did not use public transport at the time to better protect themselves from the virus. But: Even traveling abroad by car is not entirely risk-free, as the study below shows.

East dangerous – north less

The ranking (see table) is calculated from car crash deaths per million inhabitants in various European countries. The three most dangerous countries, the country with the highest road fatalities per million inhabitants, are all in Eastern Europe. Specifically, Romania tops the list with 86 deaths per million people, followed by Bulgaria (78) and Croatia (71).

Driving on Swedish roads is four times safer than in Romania. With just 21 deaths per million people, the Swedes are in last place. It is noteworthy that Scandinavian countries are generally successful in this ranking and are in the lower half of the table. Norway (23), Iceland (24) and Denmark (26) are ahead of Sweden. This is probably less due to speed limits – 50/80-90/120-130 is also true in Scandinavia (exception: Norway with 80-100 on the motorway) – but more for less heavy traffic than in central or southern European countries.

Switzerland and Germany are quite safe

Statistically, our country deserves very good grades. Switzerland ranks 26th with 31 deaths per million people, Germany performs slightly worse than Switzerland with 34 deaths per million people and ranks 23rd in Europe in popular holiday destinations Italy (53 deaths per million people), Greece (58 person) becomes more dangerous. ) and Portugal (63). These countries are ranked 8th, 6th and 4th in the ranking.

No more accidents in the British Isles than here. With 31 deaths, Ireland is only slightly worse off than our country, and the UK is one place ahead of even Switzerland with 26 deaths, despite the recent increase in the rate.

Follow the rules – avoid accidents

What can you do to improve this sad statistic? Definitely some. European countries should continue to improve their road infrastructures. The auto industry must continue to increase the safety level of our vehicles – and probably most importantly, we drivers should always obey applicable traffic regulations, be tolerant and careful behind the wheel – and not let our cell phones distract us.

Source: Blick