Fears over safety as analysis by Which? shows ‘autobesity’ epidemic means cars getting wider and longer

While this is mostly about parking issues, the part that stood out most to me in this is:

A study published in the Journal of Safety Research last year found that children were eight times more likely to die when struck by an SUV than those struck by a passenger car.

Eight times! To me, that’s insane. Even if it were 50% that would be very bad, but this is 700% more!

  • yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.eeEnglish
    29·
    1 year ago

    You jest, but this is exactly what the German panel who’s responsible for our traffic „recommendations“ proposed recently: make the parking spots larger…

    • Hupf@feddit.de
      13·
      1 year ago

      Also let’s add a couple more lanes while we’re at it and make those wider as well.

        • Matengor@lemmy.ml
          6·
          1 year ago

          Leaving nuclear power was decided on by the conservatives and social democrats in 2011 with an end of life plan until 2023. This decision was already prepared in 2002 btw. And they’re not closed in favor of fossils, but in favor of renewables. Sure, fossils are still in the mix and we can debate if nuclear power is considered sustainable. But the Greens didn’t close nuclear power plants in favor of fossil fuels.

          • Claidheamh@slrpnk.net
            21·
            1 year ago

            the Greens didn’t close nuclear power plants in favor of fossil fuels.

            Well, seeing as they’re still using fossil fuel plants, they kinda did. They can say it was to change to renewables all they want, but if they’re still burning fossils then what’s the point? Shouldn’t their main objective be decarbonisation?