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Jalopnik has a story about how the Norwegian capital, Oslo, recorded only one death on its roads in 2019.
Speed limit laws and reducing the very presence of cars in the city center and downtown areas have resulted in a very aggressive, downward trend of traffic-related fatalities in the Nordic country's capital city. There was only one traffic-related death in Oslo in all of 2019.
No children were killed in traffic in Norway last year, Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reported.
There was only one road-related death of a pedestrian, cyclist or child in 2019 in Oslo. No children were killed in traffic in Norway last year, either.
Norway plans to reach "Vision Zero", and eliminate road-related deaths within four years and do more to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, serious injuries.
The only person who died last year, according to Aftenposten, was a man whose car crashed into a fence in June.
This sharp decline is due to the fact that Oslo heavily regulates places where people are allowed to drive and has set strict speed limits. The city is also very friendly towards cycling and walking.
Olso's road fatality rate for 2019 was 0.1 death per 100,000 people. American States vary between 12 and 26 per 100,000 people
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday January 16 2020, @02:53AM (2 children)
As to the claim of "most livable" city, it's by a particular choice of standard. Why are we to consider that choice as more valid than our own?
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday January 16 2020, @03:20AM (1 child)
Indeed, why?
Like, why should they consider your choice as more valid than their own?
So, they'll go ahead with prioritizing "liveability, sustainability, mobility and citizens’ empowerment – ideals manifest in green parks, well-lit public spaces, strong transport networks and accessible local facilities for children and the elderly." Because putting the "emphasis on building more equal societies, he says, an aim accompanied by “a strong discipline of participation” which encourages decision-makers to think about diverse groups when planning new urban areas and include them directly in discussions." seems to work better for them than your statistics.
So, you can sleep well, they aren't going to call you and ask what do you consider "rational" in your parallel universe. The irrelevancy of your statistics may depress you, but nothing a good sleep at night can't cure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday January 16 2020, @07:56PM
Statistics will work better than spouting buzzword salads. When you don't know what you're doing because you aren't paying attention to important information like relevant statistics, then how you ever going to get what you want? Well, I guess we know how. The power of assertion.
While googling for information on "Vision Zero" (an apt name), I've already run across clueless pundits and bloggers who are asking "Why can't we do this here?" as if it were a simple matter to turn off activity that relies on tens of trillions of vehicle-km. This sort of stupidity crosses national borders. It's not just a Norwegian affectation.