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Originally Posted by Bob Miller
Say what you may about European drivers, but my experience, both on the road as well as when they are driving moi. is that they are much more cautious and have fewer traffic violations, the later perhaps because the fines and consequences are so high. Not to mention that the penalties for DUI are not only higher, but can be almost immediate. In Bulgaria, at least until recently, it could include the death sentence for a 2nd offense.
Here a chart showing fatalities per million kilometers. The United States appears to be much higher than Germany and many other Western European countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ted_death_rate
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The death sentence is a lot lighter in Bulgaria than in the U.S.
Nobody really wants to LIVE there anyway!
Must be some awfully good beer though!