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It's interesting that Americans seems to justify the purchase because of personal safety, leading to preference for larger cars. This is fine in isolation but
by lawn 11mo ago
It's interesting that Americans seems to justify the purchase because of personal safety, leading to preference for larger cars.
This is fine in isolation but at scale it leads to a race where everyone, especially pedestrians, loses.
- branko_d 11mo agoTragedy of commons.
- kelnos 11mo agoYes, it's infuriating. The extra dumb thing about it is that I don't believe the numbers in the US really even strongly support that preference. Yes, you're less likely to die in a big SUV than in a sedan if you get into a crash, but the difference isn't that large, and the risk of death in general is low enough that it's not worth worrying about. I drive a sedan, but I'm only really worried about getting killed by one of these monster vehicles when I'm out walking, as a pedestrian, or while I'm on a bicycle.
- ndjeosibfb 11mo agoconservation of momentum disagrees with your feelings
- bob1029 11mo agoI think it's more of a comfort thing than a safety thing in many cases. Definitely in my case. If you've never experienced it, I think you should at least understand what you are up against. Most people aren't buying these things to be evil to each other in some big dick safety war. Go visit an FCA dealership and see for yourself. Have a sales guy drive you down the freeway in that Ram 1500 Lonestar Edition. Observe how quiet your conversation can be at 80mph. It might change your perspective a bit.
- messe 11mo ago> Observe how quiet your conversation can be at 80mph. It might change your perspective a bit. Take a train some time. It might change yours.
- bombcar 11mo agoTrains do even better in pedestrian collisions. But pedestrians can be at fault there, they’re not allowed to be with cars.
- rangestransform 11mo ago> Have a sales guy drive you down the freeway in that Ram 1500 Lonestar Edition. Observe how quiet your conversation can be at 80mph. I feel the same way about a similarly priced Mercedes, or a similarly priced Chinese Volvo too
- bean469 11mo ago> Have a sales guy drive you down the freeway in that Ram 1500 Lonestar Edition. Observe how quiet your conversation can be at 80mph. I have been driven in luxury murdertrucks before, but none have come close in terms of sound isolation to German executive sedans from a similar price bracket