> Basically, the industry puts 0 thought into protecting other road users, and it's a really big problem. We should start mandating safety features for those ou

> Basically, the industry puts 0 thought into protecting other road users, and it's a really big problem. We should start mandating safety features for those outside of the car The Euro NCAP rating has been evaluating pedestrian safety for some 20 years now. That’s why all modern cars have tall fat noses – it distributes load across more of a person’s body and reduces injury rates. Fifth Gear did a great segment about this in the early 2000’s where they found it’s better to be hit by a 4x4 (term SUV didnt’ exist yet) than by a sedan. https://www.euroncap.com/en/for-engineers/protocols/vulnerable-road-user-vru-protection/ https://www.euroncap.com/en/for-engineers/protocols/vulnerab... The American NHTSA is starting to add pedestrian safety ratings as well. https://www.fatherly.com/news/vehicle-safety-ratings-will-soon-focus-on-pedestrian-safety-too https://www.fatherly.com/news/vehicle-safety-ratings-will-so...