High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example
  • klu9@piefed.socialEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    “You want to buy a Chelsea tractor? OK, as long as you know and accept the consequences.” Only let them buy 4x4s that come with a wrap like the kind you get on cigarettes, but instead showing injuries and deaths to pedestrians caused by 4x4s.

    Example cigarette packets with warnings and pictures

    " STUPIDLY LARGE VEHICLES KILL CHILDREN "

  • Djinn_Indigo@lemm.ee
    8·
    2 days ago

    I remember watching a Simpsons episode about how deadly big cars are back when I was like, young. At least 15 years ago. We’ve known this for so long, how is it so difficult to just set a maximum height commuter vehicles?

    (It’s a rhetorical question, but it anyone has an actual answer then count me curious.)

    • officermike@lemmy.world
      9·
      2 days ago

      We’ve known this for so long, how is it so difficult to just set a maximum height commuter vehicles?

      Because the United States EPA designed fuel efficiency regulations in a fucked-up way that incentivizes manufacturers to produce larger and larger trucks.

      https://youtu.be/azI3nqrHEXM

      • Jason2357@lemmy.ca
        1·
        1 day ago

        Generally speaking, true. But specifically hood height and forward visibility is purely aesthetics. They are marketing “tough” as that big grill, and they want that “chopped” look where the windows are very short relative to the rest of the body.

  • Linktank@lemmy.today
    310·
    2 days ago

    Because launching them into the sky and letting the ground do the killing impact looks better for the numbers?

    • 0laura@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      8·
      2 days ago

      with a tall flat front the entire kinetic energy gets transfered directly into the child. with a sloped lower hood this doesn’t happen. you might end up tumbling over the hood but that’s actually desired. the kinetic impact is way lower, resulting in higher survival chances.

    • AstralPath@lemmy.ca
      21·
      2 days ago

      Homie’s never played GTA in the relaxed, follow the rules of the road kind of way and I think that’s sad. 🙁

    • Eheran@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 days ago

      The damage happens because of acceleration. Hitting a wall is the maximum acceleration. Rolling over something is comparatively little acceleration.