"Never in its 50-plus years in existence has the regulator issued new rules for automakers requiring them to change their vehicle designs to better prevent pede

"Never in its 50-plus years in existence has the regulator issued new rules for automakers requiring them to change their vehicle designs to better prevent pedestrian fatalities." Vehicle designs today, particularly front ends, but also door mirrors and other features, are a direct result of regulatory requirements designed to reduce pedestrian injury and fatality. For coming up on 100 years now, fenders have been required on passenger vehicles, in part because they reduce pedestrian injury and fatality. Perhaps they're claiming that this particular regulator, the NHTSA, is doing this for the first time, but it is very misleading to insinuate that no regulatory requirements have appeared on behalf of pedestrian safety for 50 years. Regarding "truck bloat": the most outrageous bloat occurring now in production vehicles is electric trucks. The GM Chevrolet Silverado EV GVRW is 10,500 lbs. and has a curb weight of 8532 lbs. That is about 3000 lbs heavier than an ICE equivalent. These things are at the edge of requiring CDLs to drive, and when you get t-boned by something that heavy, even if you're in a large vehicle yourself, you're going to get annihilated.