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!

  • Devi@beehaw.orgEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    This article totally ignores the actual biggest cars on the road, the american ones, the mentioned BMW i7 is 539cm long, but my neighbour has a Dodge Ram pick up at 583cm, yes he parks in the local co op, yes he fucks up everything cause nobody can get past, he also takes half an hour to get in the space.

    Those new hummer evs are even bigger.

    • pkulak@beehaw.org
      7·
      1 year ago

      I do not get the pickup truck in the city thing. People think that if a car dealer will sell you a car, it’s everyone else’s obligation to make sure you can drive it absolutely everywhere, at any time.

      • Devi@beehaw.orgEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        It’s so weird. None of these people carry stuff in it either. They’re just going to the office in their shiny huge car.