What’s a bit interesting about that is that “Driver/sales workers & truck drivers” apparently makes number 6; and at least some cops certainly log a whole lot of road time.
I’d be curious to know how the difference breaks down: is it just that that labor category is very specifically road-heavy; rather than combining high-driving beat cops and their much less driving station-job staff; for much higher average miles driven? Do the ticketing powers mean that driving a marked police vehicle is substantially safer per mile than driving something else; just because people avoid doing stupid or illegal things? Only fairly committed criminals pulling guns on the cops when they roll up; but attempting to seize a driver’s delivery is more common? Some combination of the above?
My understanding is that a lot of the danger of policing is in the driving; so it’s interesting to see another driving-related job land some notches ahead.
