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> This is allowed because when we evaluate cars for safety, we exclusively look at safety of the driver/passengers, not someone getting hit. This is not true a
by deelowe 6y ago
> This is allowed because when we evaluate cars for safety, we exclusively look at safety of the driver/passengers, not someone getting hit.
This is not true at all. Pedestrian Safety Requirements are why most modern cars tend to look the same from the front these days:
https://www.hotcars.com/why-pedestrian-safety-ruining-car-design/ https://www.hotcars.com/why-pedestrian-safety-ruining-car-de...
https://www.treehugger.com/why-all-modern-cars-look-alike-4868444 https://www.treehugger.com/why-all-modern-cars-look-alike-48...
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15118822/taking-the-hit-how-pedestrian-protection-regs-make-cars-fatter-feature/ https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15118822/taking-the-h...
- ruddct 6y agoLooks like these are talking about hood standards on three-box vehicles/sedans, which don't apply to trucks or SUVs[0] (most of the American market, these days). [0] https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-20-419.pdf https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-20-419.pdf https://one.nhtsa.gov/cars/problems/studies/bumper/index.html https://one.nhtsa.gov/cars/problems/studies/bumper/index.htm...
- stefan_ 6y agoIt is your position that Pedestrian Safety Requirements have caused an unprecedented rise in both the weight (with the obvious increase in kinetic energy) and size, particularly height of new cars?
- deelowe 6y agoMy position is stated in the first two lines of my comment. Automobiles definitely do have to meet increasingly more stringent regulations for pedestrian safety. I work with several people who have industry experience.