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> Over the past few decades the American auto industry has become obsessed with huge vehicles. >...Drivers saw the vehicles around them getting bigger, so they
by s3p 3y ago
> Over the past few decades the American auto industry has become obsessed with huge vehicles.
>...Drivers saw the vehicles around them getting bigger, so they wanted bigger cars to make themselves feel safer.
>...made existing vehicles bigger, which made people with smaller cars feel less safe — you get the picture. Meanwhile, road deaths and injuries soared
Instant eye roll. The author is literally making up their own version of history when the facts aren't even on their side[0]. The author generalizes the entire US government into some strange type of groupthink where apparently everyone thought replacing ICE vehicles with EVs was a "slam dunk". It's not only factually incorrect but it's just piss poor writing.
[0]https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/historical-fatality-trends/deaths-and-rates/ https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/historical-fatalit...