And we’ve all gripped the armrest on that coach, taxi or uber in the European roads that lead to ruin but what about the countries where all roads lead to roam.
But it might surprise you which are the safest and which are the most dangerous.
With Norway and the Nordic countries (Sweden second and Denmark fourth) coming out tops.
And don’t they always?
Norway leads the way in Europe when it comes to electric vehicle charges.
It’s just the walking that trips me up in the fjords or was that a shape-shifting troll?
Norwegians could
Our survey today, from Vignetteswitzerland.com, analysed the latest data from the European Transport Safety Council.
To see which countries had the highest road deaths per million inhabitants.
Norway is statistically the safest country to drive in in Europe.
With 2022 showing that the country only had 21.38 deaths per million inhabitants, the lowest of any European country.
Compared to 2012 data, this is a 26.48% drop from across the decade, with 2012 having 29.08 deaths per million inhabitants.
No sweat in Sweden
Sweden comes second on the list of safest countries, with just 21.72 road deaths per million inhabitants.
Compared to 2012 data, this is a drop of 27.74% from when the country had 30.05 road deaths per million inhabitants.
Coming in third place is the United Kingdom, which comes in with 25.89 road deaths per million inhabitants.
The change in road deaths is less significant than other entries on the list.
With a drop of just 9.51% from 2012, where road deaths sat at 28.61 per million inhabitants.
Denmark takes fourth place, with 26.22 road deaths per million inhabitants in the 2022 data.
A 12.38% drop from 2012 when the country had 29.93 road deaths per million inhabitants.
Swiss like clockwork
Rounding out the top five is Switzerland, which comes in with 27.58 road deaths per million inhabitants.
A 35.29% drop from the 2012 data, the most of the top ten safest countries, with 42.62 road deaths per million inhabitants.
Now the best ways to get around Switzerland, of course, are on a pair of skis, by foot or by train.
Or why not all three?
We’ll save the countries where the driving is out of control.
Eyes on the road
Suffice to say the top five are Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Portugal.
Mind you, I’d say that the most hazardous country is anywhere I’m driving.
And don’t even let me on the other side of the road… which is exactly what mes amis in the French Riviera decided.
Instead take the load off and let someone else behind the steering wheel.
In the countries where all roads lead to roam.
