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Heavier vehicles are dangerous to everybody around them, particularly vulnerable people like children and the elderly. Because of that, it would make sense to d
by david-gpu 3y ago
Heavier vehicles are dangerous to everybody around them, particularly vulnerable people like children and the elderly. Because of that, it would make sense to disincentivize their use.
Here are some ideas:
- Safety standards should prioritize the safety of people outside the vehicle, as they are the ones forced to suffer it, unlike the person who made the purchase.
- Require a commercial driving license for pickup trucks.
- Tax private vehicles proportionally to the amount they damage the road. I.e. stop subsidizing their road maintenance.
- Make electric vehicle subsidies inversely proportional to their weight. I.e. incentivize e-bikes, disincentivize SUVs.
- Vecr 3y ago> - Safety standards should prioritize the safety of people outside the vehicle, as they are the ones forced to suffer it, unlike the person who made the purchase. A rational person (probably in a majority of situations in the US), would try reasonably hard to get a safe car to drive. That reasonable effort almost certainly involves writing letters to representatives if necessary. Most people don't have "don't run over pedestrians" as their top priority, even if they won't admit it.