> Also, it does not necessarily follow that the seemingly chaotic scene in the video I posted is the cause of the higher mortality rates.
Not necessarily. But it's a good hint.
> At any rate, I posted the video as a comment on Michael calling Carrol’s reference a myth (or some such word, I forget which). There is a particular logic and order to the way the traffic moves, which to an unfamiliar person might look scary, but how much generalisation that affords is questionable.
I know what you mean. But I live in Los Angeles and here people curse other drivers in many languages when they don't follow the rules.
If you look at some of the stuff I posted earlier, there is something close to consensus that the solution to traffic problems anywhere is developing "rules of the road."