• this world is not my home

In the United States, driving a car is a very mechanical process. There are rules which everyone follows reasonably well. You stay between the painted lines while proceeding down the road. You only use your horn in cases of dire emergency. Things like that.

Living in Morocco, things are different. At first, I was overwhelmed. There would be four lanes of cars driving side by side on a road with two painted lanes. Horns are sounding constantly. This was just the beginning.

One day, in my confusion, I had a sudden thought. The traffic patterns in the U.S. tend to be more like watching a machine, it's mechanical, the rules are rigid and clear and people are expected to follow them to the letter. However, Moroccan traffic flows like water. There are still rules, to be sure, but some of the rules are more fluid than others. If there is space, someone may/will flow into it. If communication needs to happen, someone will beep their horn to help others know something requires their attention.

Driving here is like being a part of a flowing river of cars, horses, motor scooters, and pedestrians. When you think of the traffic as water, it all makes sense. You watch out for the obstructions, you try to communicate what you are doing and what others need to do, and you just flow.

They used to drive like that in Korea, but now they do drive better.  However, you do have to be careful crossing the street, some drivers do not like to stop for red lights.

While I somewhat agree with the implications made in the OP about the general populace of the US in comparison to other places, it's somewhat difficult to weigh general safety against the humanity, speed, and beautiful chaos of natural order. I feel like the wildness of my humanity is well preserved in other aspects of my life, so I'd rather be mechanical and relaxed on the road than be stressed and worrying about an accident. I've been in countries where the traffic is like that, and while you probably get used to it eventually, it's so nerve-wracking.

Imagine drunk drivers in that river; I guess they would be toxic waste that we keep dumping into bodies of water. Where it concerns my life and peaceful state of mind, I'd much rather have my water filtered and clean, even if it has to run through pipes instead of flowing downriver.