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>Manufacturers focus on the safety of the driver and passengers of the car. Not on the safety of anyone else. This is not true. Euro NCAP ratings depend on how
by devnullbrain 3y ago
>Manufacturers focus on the safety of the driver and passengers of the car. Not on the safety of anyone else.
This is not true. Euro NCAP ratings depend on how the car damages pedestrians:
https://www.euroncap.com/en/vehicle-safety/the-ratings-explained/vulnerable-road-user-vru-protection/ https://www.euroncap.com/en/vehicle-safety/the-ratings-expla...
and crash avoidance technology:
https://www.euroncap.com/en/vehicle-safety/the-ratings-explained/safety-assist/ https://www.euroncap.com/en/vehicle-safety/the-ratings-expla...
The effect this has on the cars on the market is huge. Jaguar and Mercedes had to remove their iconic badges, pop-up headlights disappeared, the fronts of cars are much higher and rounded to reduce head injuries in a crash, and every modern car has a multitude of crash avoidance technology that defaults to being turned on when the car is started.
- peterlk 3y agoI think Europe is much better than the US for car safety. Having uniform bumper levels also help a lot. I’ve always wondered about the legality of driving a US pickup truck in Europe. Do you have any more resources about that sort of thing?
- pharmakom 3y agoIt’s culturally frowned apron (think “What does this person have to prove? How pathetic”) but that sentiment is being eroded by advertising. SUVs are more profitable to car manufacturers.
- ajuc 3y agoIt's not illegal, just dumb (fuel is much more expansive here, parking spaces and roads aren't designed for huge pickup trucks, and if you're a farmer it makes a lot more sense to have a regular car + farming tractor than to have a pickup truck). So basically only hobbyists drive pickups. I've maybe seen 10 of them this year?