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This doesn't feel like a complete assessment of the risk. Truck rollover risk is higher. Additionally, your risk of having a tragic collision with a pedestrian,

This doesn't feel like a complete assessment of the risk. Truck rollover risk is higher. Additionally, your risk of having a tragic collision with a pedestrian, which you would need to live with, is significantly higher.

duped 4y ago
The problem isn't getting hit so much as everyone's headlights being level with your rear view mirror
- rasz 4y ago
  oh, but regulation is bad, and annual car inspections are oppressive ... Afaik US is the only civilized country on this planed without legit technical car inspections.
  - duped 4y ago
    The US isn't one place. Different states have different laws. My state has mandated safety inspections in addition to emissions.
    - coryrc 4y ago
      They don't ban those pedestrian-killing tall trucks. I'm not sure checking people's brakes is saving many lives.
      - dnadler 4y ago
        Well, those trucks would kill a lot more pedestrians if their brakes didn't work, so...
    - rasz 4y ago
      Which state is that? the only one that tries (CA)? Oklahoma - "inspector" doesnt even come out outside to look at the car he is certifying title change from _salvage to rebuild_, multiple times for a dude doing copart salvage flips selling dangerous wrecks to people (YT "Auto Auction Rebuilds", dude is shady af). Florida - Taylor Ray https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5wt8FpNy10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5wt8FpNy10 "LS Miata ABANDONED NEIGHBORHOOD TESTING!" LS powered full racecar straight piped miata, has title, inspection was going in and getting a stamp. Oklahoma - no inspection at all, straight piped work trucks with rusted out frames are the norm. Kansas - Hoovies Garage https://youtu.be/ZlwjXhdNd3Y?t=433 https://youtu.be/ZlwjXhdNd3Y?t=433 "Why buying an old Shelby GT350 race car WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA" Full leaking fuel racecar with no speedo lights windows, inspector doesnt bother to even see it in person. Utah - M539 Restorations https://youtu.be/_a9rCI2zfPM?t=524 https://youtu.be/_a9rCI2zfPM?t=524 "Buying & Fixing Broken BMW E46 M3 5200 Miles Away From Home - Project Salt Lake: Part 1" tire shop "inspection station", only interested in plugging in OBD to do emissions, doesnt bother to come out look at the car, car so broken (wobbly wheel, etc) it cant pass emissions, gets temp tag anyway Meanwhile in EU Germany https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG0SUSvQd_Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG0SUSvQd_Q Poland 10 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smJqlpQ2qyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smJqlpQ2qyE tldr: brakes, tires, suspension, steering, corrosion, glass, wipers, emissions, lights (not only the mere presence, but full headlamp pattern test and certification, US symmetric lights are not legal), horn, number matching, millage gets logged. All standardized and going into same database. In Germany they go overboard requiring TUV certified everything nonstandard on the car, things like custom bodykits, non oem rims, bullbar, towing hitch need TUV.
  - plantain 4y ago
    Several states in Australia don't have technical car inspections, or only have them on change of ownership.
bpbp-mango 4y ago
If you hit a pedestrian in a car you really don't face any significant legal consequences. It's part of the road "toll"
- aaronbrethorst 4y ago
  The person you were replying to was making a statement about the toll killing another human being would place on one's psyche, not about their legal exposure.

duped 4y ago

The problem isn't getting hit so much as everyone's headlights being level with your rear view mirror

rasz 4y ago
oh, but regulation is bad, and annual car inspections are oppressive ... Afaik US is the only civilized country on this planed without legit technical car inspections.
- duped 4y ago
  The US isn't one place. Different states have different laws. My state has mandated safety inspections in addition to emissions.
  - coryrc 4y ago
    They don't ban those pedestrian-killing tall trucks. I'm not sure checking people's brakes is saving many lives.
    - dnadler 4y ago
      Well, those trucks would kill a lot more pedestrians if their brakes didn't work, so...
  - rasz 4y ago
    Which state is that? the only one that tries (CA)? Oklahoma - "inspector" doesnt even come out outside to look at the car he is certifying title change from _salvage to rebuild_, multiple times for a dude doing copart salvage flips selling dangerous wrecks to people (YT "Auto Auction Rebuilds", dude is shady af). Florida - Taylor Ray https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5wt8FpNy10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5wt8FpNy10 "LS Miata ABANDONED NEIGHBORHOOD TESTING!" LS powered full racecar straight piped miata, has title, inspection was going in and getting a stamp. Oklahoma - no inspection at all, straight piped work trucks with rusted out frames are the norm. Kansas - Hoovies Garage https://youtu.be/ZlwjXhdNd3Y?t=433 https://youtu.be/ZlwjXhdNd3Y?t=433 "Why buying an old Shelby GT350 race car WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA" Full leaking fuel racecar with no speedo lights windows, inspector doesnt bother to even see it in person. Utah - M539 Restorations https://youtu.be/_a9rCI2zfPM?t=524 https://youtu.be/_a9rCI2zfPM?t=524 "Buying & Fixing Broken BMW E46 M3 5200 Miles Away From Home - Project Salt Lake: Part 1" tire shop "inspection station", only interested in plugging in OBD to do emissions, doesnt bother to come out look at the car, car so broken (wobbly wheel, etc) it cant pass emissions, gets temp tag anyway Meanwhile in EU Germany https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG0SUSvQd_Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG0SUSvQd_Q Poland 10 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smJqlpQ2qyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smJqlpQ2qyE tldr: brakes, tires, suspension, steering, corrosion, glass, wipers, emissions, lights (not only the mere presence, but full headlamp pattern test and certification, US symmetric lights are not legal), horn, number matching, millage gets logged. All standardized and going into same database. In Germany they go overboard requiring TUV certified everything nonstandard on the car, things like custom bodykits, non oem rims, bullbar, towing hitch need TUV.
- plantain 4y ago
  Several states in Australia don't have technical car inspections, or only have them on change of ownership.

bpbp-mango 4y ago

If you hit a pedestrian in a car you really don't face any significant legal consequences. It's part of the road "toll"

aaronbrethorst 4y ago
The person you were replying to was making a statement about the toll killing another human being would place on one's psyche, not about their legal exposure.