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Agricultural tractors aren't made with any consideration for pedestrian safety. The reason they have good visibility is because that makes them easier to use, a
by kube-system 3y ago
Agricultural tractors aren't made with any consideration for pedestrian safety. The reason they have good visibility is because that makes them easier to use, and there is no other competing reason not to surround the driver with a lot of glass.
Passenger vehicles have other requirements that complicate this:
1. They must be attractive enough to sell in volume to the end buyer
2. They require large A-pillars to absorb crash impacts
You could make an SUV that looks big fish bowl, but it would be difficult to simultaneously achieve safety targets and be a commercial success.
- alan-hn 3y agoI'm sure you could achieve safety targets with a vehicle that was safe for those outside of it as well, perhaps safety for your children crossing the road should be attractive to consumers?
- kube-system 3y agoSedans, hatchbacks, and wagons are those vehicles. They are slipping in sales compared to SUVs despite having better pedestrian safety. People have many priorities when buying a vehicle, and most people simply don't think they're at risk of running over their own kid, until they do.
- alan-hn 3y agoPeople are really good at being wrong about things, especially as evidenced by how many people do run over theirs and other peoples kids