it's strange these articles keep on about "other drivers trying to kill you" and the prevelance of multiple-vehicle collisions in deaths, while their only sugge

it's strange these articles keep on about "other drivers trying to kill you" and the prevelance of multiple-vehicle collisions in deaths, while their only suggestions are driving better. Defensive driving only takes you so far. As well as driving less, it would also make a big difference avoiding driving in the evening after dark, avoiding dangerous roads, and the biggest one, driving a taller and heavier vehicle will make sure you are the killer not the killed. I'm not advocating for this stupid arms race of vehicle size, but I think it's quite shocking that we pretend it's not crucial - IIHS statistics show that drivers of small cars are dying at a rate 4-5x higher than big cars, and still tests like EuroNCAP are refusing to compare different size vehicles. And while we ignore this, people keep dying, and average vehicle emissions continue to rise despite the rise of alternative fuel vehicles.