[dzhiurgis]

> That's really all it takes if a kid decides to chase after a ball on a side street

Thats how long it takes to glance at rearview mirror, your partner, your kids in the back or you know... button based climate controls.

> Europe can be explained by pedestrianisation of cities,

It can be. But also can be explained by lack of zombies in the streets.

Going back to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in... - fatalities per 100k population has been decreasing for a while, even since smartphones and trucks went mainstream.