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Over the last ten years Finland reduced road deaths by a sizable 29% – the average decline in the European Union was 16%

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Tags: finland, automotive, safety.road, roads, deaths, crashes, cameras.speed, speed limits, infrastructure, bike lanes, pedestrians, awards, road safety performance index.2024, politics, policy.transport, european union, author.tanya mohn, source.forbes, paywall
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2024/08/31/why-cant-all-countries-be-like-finland-when-it-comes-to-road-safety/

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Title
Why Can't All Countries Be Like Finland When It Comes To Road Safety?
Authors
Tanya Mohn
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664 words

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    GOTO10
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    Finland also has fines based on income, it seems? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-fine

    Finland also has fines based on income, it seems? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-fine

    8 votes
    1. Bemels
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      That's true and you get some good gems like a millionare getting a 130 000~ euro speeding ticket.

      That's true and you get some good gems like a millionare getting a 130 000~ euro speeding ticket.

      8 votes
  2. Deely
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    Over the last ten years, Finland reduced road deaths by a sizable 29%. The average decline in the European Union was 16%.
    Finland’s progress was due to a range of measures, from lowering speed limits in most urban areas and installing automatic speed cameras on nearly 3,000 km (1864 miles) of main roads, to constructing pedestrian and bicycle paths and 400 km (nearly 250 miles) of motorways.

    7 votes