Not necessarily disagreeing. But it is equally true that North America could be safer. Stuffing the nose wheel through the front of an aircraft is the sort of thing you expect from the occasional PPL student in a 172. The lack of 'pilotage skill' is on a par with someone who can't manage the aircraft's energy properly at 2-3 miles.
Of course most of us are, at best, making educated guesses about a number of issues.
Yep USA may be safer, but it could do better. I've been in aviation long enough to know that 'good enough' isn't good enough.