That's what we'll never have - Autobahn

[Michcio]

Nice job quoting Wiki as a source. But, be that as it may, let's not forget ...

Different mix of vehicles on the roads. (Mostly smaller cars in europe, and a lot more motorcycles and scooters)

Different set of road conditions. (Ontario is filled with straight, boring roads with tons of visibility in every direction. Germany has an ample share of winding mountain roads - many with only one lane, many with a big drop-off on each side. In the cities, in europe, often the buildings are built RIGHT to the edge of the road - no visibility around them, no room for error - and it's like that because some of those buildings have been there for 600 years)

Different road construction. (Already talked about lack of medians and breakdown lanes in europe. Country roads generally don't have shoulders or ditches - if you go off the road to the right, you are in the farmer's field.)

Yes that what is a big factors in fatalities in Europe . small mistakes cause to driver end up on trees, buildings or incoming traffic.....

http://commondatastorage.googleapis....al/9322825.jpg

http://www.mmlublin.pl/rep/newsph/2764/4920.3.jpg

This is article were autor is asking if cut the trees beside the polish roads or not.
http://moto.pl/MotoPL/51,90109,6937240.html?i=1

That's how, many roads out of cities look like : http://niezapominajki.pl/Obrazki/aleje/aleja_poziomo.jpg

You won't have to drive far on roads like this to see a cross on the tree.