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I wish people's first thoughts when a tragedy happens wasn't to have the government ban something. This ban idea came up because one person driving an SUV kill
by godshatter 7y ago
I wish people's first thoughts when a tragedy happens wasn't to have the government ban something. This ban idea came up because one person driving an SUV killed some pedestrians in a horrific accident. What actually happened there? Would the same accident not have happened if the same person was driving an economy car rather than an SUV? Was it the great size of the SUV that made the accident happen? What was the root cause of the accident? Could something be done to make it safer for pedestrians in the future, whether it's from SUVs or smaller cars, that didn't involve banning one entire class of vehicles?
- jdashg 7y agoThe article mentions these discussions. One point it makes is that a smaller car would likely have been stopped sooner, while the SUV plowed through a traffic mast, bollards, and a construction fence. Cars are also safer for pedestrians than taller, wider SUVs, as well as SUVs being better at minor offroading.