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Vans are nightmare stuff for motorcyclists. Hitting a compact car from most angles means rolling over it. Hitting a van from any angle is instant SPLAT - all po
by radu_floricica 4y ago
Vans are nightmare stuff for motorcyclists. Hitting a compact car from most angles means rolling over it. Hitting a van from any angle is instant SPLAT - all potential energy gets instantly converted into damage.
We don't have SUVs here (Eastern Europe), but I think they're a closer to vans than to compacts.
- HailTheGreenOne 4y agoWhat do you mean we don't have SUVs in Eastern Europe? Where would you have to live to think that?
- egman_ekki 4y agoGuessing by the name, perhaps Romania. Maybe they mean large ones like Ford F150? otherwise (Eastern) Europeans love their SUVs for sure, 45% of new vehicles bought in Europe are SUVs.
- VBprogrammer 4y agoI think it's more of a sliding scale than a rigid dichotomy. The car we drive might reasonably be described as an SUV, the Seat Tarraco. As a pedestrian or a cyclist I'd take my chances on against it before something like the Chevy Suburban any day of the week.
- orangepurple 4y agoGetting hit by a Romanian Dacia Sandero is just as bad as getting hit by a Chevy Suburban at the same speed.
- VBprogrammer 4y agoIf that's the case then presumably getting hit by a Nissan Leaf at the same speed is just as bad and the whole premise is bullshit? I haven't seen one in person for a while but but a Chevy Suburban is practically flat until 4ft off the ground. A Dacia Sandero isn't nearly that tall. I find it hard to believe that it is the same as a Sandero at least at potentially survivable speeds around 30mph.
- leto_ii 4y agoRadu, I'm Romanian too (and assuming based on your name you're Romanian), we have lots of SUVs. Maybe you're thinking of something else? Maybe pickup trucks?
- radu_floricica 4y agoI meant F-150 style cars. They're next level - much taller and wider than what we have here. Small 4x4s like Toyota RAV4 are closer to compacts, and you still have a fair chance to roll over if you hit them in the front. I guess we do have larger 4x4s like Land Cruiser, forgot about them. They're somewhere in between? Wouldn't want to hit one, but it's not a guaranteed "splat".
- mitchdoogle 4y agoWhen articles like this talk about SUVs, in includes autos like the RAV4. Those smaller SUVs are one of the biggest growth areas for manufacturers
- buscoquadnary 4y agoSorry dude I've got 4 kids, there isn't a sedan out there that I can fit 4 car seats in, and still have room for a driver and passenger.
- neon_electro 4y agoBut at least a 6 seat Tesla Model X would probably hurt pedestrians less compared to a “van”?
- krnlpnc 4y agoBe serious. That's a $100k car. This person has 4 kids.
- buscoquadnary 4y agoThis is one of the most SV answers I've ever heard. Sorry not all of us live in a place where a $100k electric car is feasible or would work well, or I could even get one.