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> way higher Even 10% less grievous bodily harm would be a massive improvement.

• anigbrowl 3y ago
  The fastest way to do that is to put size limits on personal vehicles. There has been study after study showing that the larger and heavier cars get the greater the risk to pedestrians. Pedestrian fatalities have almost doubled over a decade. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/how-cities-can-stem-the-tide-of-pedestrian-deaths-from-large-cars-and-suvs/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/how-cities-can-stem-the...
  • xnx 3y ago
    > Pedestrian fatalities have almost doubled over a decade. Requiring cellphones to disable themselves in cars might be even more effective.
  • billy99k 3y ago
    What about the studies on deaths and injury with smaller vehicles only involving another vehicle? My guess is that it's much higher. Most families with kids want larger vehicles for exactly this reason.