I am not saying that there aren't any crazy drivers, or that Austrian traffic is all perfect. However, as a general rule, people will concentrate on their driving. Maybe its the smaller cars (less protected feeling), narrower roads, majority of manual transmissions or generally expensive nature of driving in Europe. In the US I have noticed that most people do not have an option - they must use the car to get around.
I see this as an opportunity in disguise: we can shape the traffic around us and make people safer.
