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Was there a claim that shifting to larger cars is safer I drive a large vehicle for many reasons, #1 being comfort. I am a tall, large person. I want a vehi

by syshum 5y ago

Was there a claim that shifting to larger cars is safer I drive a large vehicle for many reasons, #1 being comfort. I am a tall, large person. I want a vehicle with lots of leg room, and a ride height that does not require me to climb down into the vehicle. SUV's and Pickup trucks fit that bill. Cars do not.

Miner49er 5y ago
They are safer for the vehicle's occupants, and the article agrees with that, but not safer overall. The risk is moved from the vehicle's occupants to pedestrians and occupants of smaller vehicles, it seems.
- rdtwo 5y ago
  In America individuals optimize for individual outcomes. Collective benefits are not in favor
  - syshum 5y ago
    In America we believe people working towards their own individual self interest is better in the long run for everyone than having Authoritarian Central Planning that through out Human history always fails
crispyambulance 5y ago
> I am a tall, large person. If you're Andrei the Giant, for sure. But if you're just 6 foot and change and under 300 lbs, virtually any modern sedan has plenty of room and isn't hard to get into.
- Skunkleton 5y ago
  I'm (not op) 6'6" and ~240 lbs. I have a seriously hard time finding cars that are comfortable to drive. That said, there are plenty of smaller cars that are just fine, and plenty of large cars that are seriously cramped. I fit just fine in an Impreza (at least 10 years ago I did), but I cannot fit in a 4runner.
- IdoRA 5y ago
  There’s a difference between being “leg tall” and “torso tall”. If you’re the latter, it’s hard to predict what cars will actually fit unless you sit in them, especially if they have a sunroof.
- syshum 5y ago
  It is good of you to deny my lived experience.... For me they are much more uncomfortable to get in and out of. Once you are inside sure, but compared to a SUV or Truck that have a ride height that places the seat almost exactly parallel to my standing height, making getting into them like sitting into an office chair Vs the standard car that is a good foot or more lower than that making it awkward to get in and out of
godshatter 5y ago
In a collision the more inertia you have compared to the other car the better off you will be. The contest between a big SUV and a Geo Metro is going to go much better for the SUV driver than the Geo driver, unless the Geo is going Mach 2 or something. That's the reasoning I've always heard for why SUVs and pickups are supposed to be safer. Safer for the driver, anyway, not safer for who or whatever they hit.

by syshum 5y ago

Miner49er 5y ago

They are safer for the vehicle's occupants, and the article agrees with that, but not safer overall. The risk is moved from the vehicle's occupants to pedestrians and occupants of smaller vehicles, it seems.

rdtwo 5y ago
In America individuals optimize for individual outcomes. Collective benefits are not in favor
- syshum 5y ago
  In America we believe people working towards their own individual self interest is better in the long run for everyone than having Authoritarian Central Planning that through out Human history always fails

crispyambulance 5y ago

> I am a tall, large person. If you're Andrei the Giant, for sure. But if you're just 6 foot and change and under 300 lbs, virtually any modern sedan has plenty of room and isn't hard to get into.

Skunkleton 5y ago
I'm (not op) 6'6" and ~240 lbs. I have a seriously hard time finding cars that are comfortable to drive. That said, there are plenty of smaller cars that are just fine, and plenty of large cars that are seriously cramped. I fit just fine in an Impreza (at least 10 years ago I did), but I cannot fit in a 4runner.
IdoRA 5y ago
There’s a difference between being “leg tall” and “torso tall”. If you’re the latter, it’s hard to predict what cars will actually fit unless you sit in them, especially if they have a sunroof.
syshum 5y ago
It is good of you to deny my lived experience.... For me they are much more uncomfortable to get in and out of. Once you are inside sure, but compared to a SUV or Truck that have a ride height that places the seat almost exactly parallel to my standing height, making getting into them like sitting into an office chair Vs the standard car that is a good foot or more lower than that making it awkward to get in and out of

godshatter 5y ago

In a collision the more inertia you have compared to the other car the better off you will be. The contest between a big SUV and a Geo Metro is going to go much better for the SUV driver than the Geo driver, unless the Geo is going Mach 2 or something. That's the reasoning I've always heard for why SUVs and pickups are supposed to be safer. Safer for the driver, anyway, not safer for who or whatever they hit.