January 17, 2010 at 4:42 am
#24049
JackTrade
Participant
Drivers are better across the pond than they are here. It’s much more difficult to get (and keep) a license than it is here. So while motorcycling is still dangerous, it’s somewhat less so as drivers are more attentive and skillful, generally speaking.
That kind of predictability does make a difference. When I’ve driven in Europe, I feel safer, like there’s less of a chance of the kind of idiotic unpredictability you get here in the states (e.g. “I missed my exit on the freeway, so I’ll just stop on the shoulder and back up!”)