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Heavier cars for safety reason is an oxymoron.

• nayuki 4y ago
  Heavier cars are safer than lighter cars but it's an arms race. People keep buying bigger cars until their wallets are drained, the planet is paved, and pedestrians are all murdered.
  • afiori 4y ago
    > Heavier cars are safer than lighter cars but it's an arms race Only when hitting "light" "objects" like people and smaller cars, against trees, building, reinforced poles all that mass behind you will crush the driver.
• twblalock 4y ago
  Who said they were heavier for safety reasons? Batteries are heavy, and if we want a realistic EV future we need to accept that.
  • afiori 4y ago
    > The future is going to involve heavier cars for both emission and safety reasons. Fixating on weight is a bad idea. This part implies that future safer cars will have to be heavier to be safer better. I do not particularly want an EV future, I do want a future with less ICE cars on the streets, I would prefer less car dependence and stronger public transit. EV ameliorate a lot of problems of ICE, but are not a panacea. In particular I would consider myself lucky if I would never have to see an electric SUV.