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"The intuitive way to mitigate such pedestrian safety risks would be to shrink the size of the largest car models. But American automakers have shown -- (link)

Posted by mr mooch (aka pickmix) Oct 2 '24, 10:59

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little desire to do so because big SUVs and trucks are disproportionately profitable." (slate.com)

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One of the problems is that drivers suck so bad, people feel safer sitting higher up. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 2, 13:33
see, i dont think its new bloat, its retro bloat, as car manufacturers are going to back to car sizes from the 60s/70s. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 2, 11:49 2
- those cars were longer but not inordinately high above the road -- nm - mr mooch Oct 2, 11:51 1
  - logic smogic. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 2, 11:51
Have we tried growing the size of the largest pedestrians? -- nm - Dano Oct 2, 11:04 8
- Yes -- nm - Alien: Romulus Oct 2, 12:38
- It has been considered. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 2, 11:11 [mastodon] 4
  - This gives me an idea for a John Wick action sequence. -- nm - Max Oct 2, 11:26
  - Heh. My car is technically an SUV, but when you see it next to actual SUVs you realize how small it is. - Barony Bunch Oct 2, 11:18 2
    - Compact SUV here (2010 Ford Escape) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 11:34
    - Mine looks big and chunky but I still have trouble seeing around the big boys in the parking lot. -- nm - Meg Oct 2, 11:21
- Brilliant! Cease all semaglutide production! -- nm - Barony Bunch Oct 2, 11:06
- Yes, please get off our backs about that. -- nm - Big Processed Food Oct 2, 11:06

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