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Well, station wagons and minivans still exist—-we now just call them “crossover” SUVs. And I’ve looked at those options: the storage, seating and safety is jus
by bequanna 2y ago
Well, station wagons and minivans still exist—-we now just call them “crossover” SUVs.
And I’ve looked at those options: the storage, seating and safety is just not the same as a large SUV.
If you are using the word “safety” to mean safety for peds and bicyclists, I would likely agree with you that smaller cars are better for that. There are many blind spots on larger SUVs.
- bobthepanda 2y agoFor safety not only are they better for peds and bicyclists but also for other cars. Part of the reason why people are dogpiling into SUVs is that they destroy other cars in collisions, and so to remain safe in a road that is filling up with SUVs you must also be in one.
- Qem 2y ago> If you are using the word “safety” to mean safety for peds and bicyclists, I would likely agree with you that smaller cars are better for that. For car drivers probably too, because today there is an "arms race" dynamic playing: while self.car < other.car: feel(unsafe) new_car = buy(car if car >= other.car) self.car = new_car feel(safe) smash(pedestrian) smash(cyclist) smash(other.car) Meanwhile everyone owning other.car is doing the same, so we are caught in a infinite loop and everyone ends worse and worse. A de-escalation is necessary.