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> Most people are not buying different cars based on safety, and in fact the trend is towards bigger cars that are known to kill more pedestrians. People are b
by baggachipz 3y ago
> Most people are not buying different cars based on safety, and in fact the trend is towards bigger cars that are known to kill more pedestrians.
People are buying huge cars in a selfish "me safe before you" mentality.
- danpalmer 3y agoMaybe, although I suspect it's driven by other trends, I don't think people are setting out to buy cars that kill pedestrians. I do however don't think that most people would be using safety ratings (positive or negative) as one of their top purchasing considerations. It's all about size, seats, number of doors, features, mileage, electric vs petrol, etc.
- baggachipz 3y agoNo, they're not trying to buy cars that kill pedestrians, they're trying to buy cars which are bigger than other cars, which they believe won't get them killed in a wreck. So it's an arms race. The danger to pedestrians is just a side effect which isn't considered by the purchasers.