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Cars got safer thanks to design differences unrelated to size. The Car Obesity Crisis in USA is related at least partially to tricking NHTSA regulations relate
by p_l 3y ago
Cars got safer thanks to design differences unrelated to size.
The Car Obesity Crisis in USA is related at least partially to tricking NHTSA regulations related to mileage (IIRC), which take into account platform size of the car, which in turn drives other design concerns.
- theshrike79 2y agoBasically the law assumes that a vehicle that's heavy enough MUST be something people use for business purposes - nobody would daily drive a 6000 pound vehicle every day. And those cars get special treatment tax-wise and relaxed emission standards. They are for work after all. Car manufacturers had a lightbulb moment and started making regular cars FUCKING HUGE, thus slipping into the magical weight bracket.