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When the median vehicle in the US is the size of a small commercial freight vehicle, absolutely. It's a vicious cycle driven entirely by gaps in CAFE standards
by tomrod 2y ago
When the median vehicle in the US is the size of a small commercial freight vehicle, absolutely. It's a vicious cycle driven entirely by gaps in CAFE standards and overcompensation for perceived personal flaws.
- timewizard 2y ago> When the median vehicle in the US is the size of a small commercial freight vehicle, absolutely. It's the mass that matters. Even smaller cars, and in particular EVs, are getting heavier even though they're not getting larger. The major contributor to this weight gain is, yep, safety systems. > It's a vicious cycle driven entirely by gaps in CAFE standards and overcompensation for perceived personal flaws. I don't think you're being entirely objective. 1/6 of all vehicle fatalities are actually pedestrians. 1/6 are motorcycles. 1/2 involve drugs or alcohol. 1/2 are single car accidents. There's a lot of contributors to roadway fatalities, like people who get flung out of the vehicle. That still happens more than it should.
- 1123581321 2y agoChina is not a particularly safe country, going by road deaths. It would be foolish to think small cars make airbags unnecessary.
- whatevaa 2y agoWhat does this has to do with missing airbags? Airbags should have never been optional, car size not relevant.