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Vehicles with higher, vertical front ends raise risks for pedestrians (apnews.com)

submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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[–] EsteeBestee@beehaw.org 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I am not surprised in the slightest. New vehicles, especially in the US, are way too fucking big. I drive a Miata, which is small, but not diminutive, and there are SUVs on the market who's hood is above THE TOP OF MY FUCKING ROOF, above the roof of my fully functioning car that takes care of 90% of my driving needs. Absolutely nobody needs a car that big, it's dangerous and wasteful. I hate the trends of modern cars. I also have a 2001 CR-V for when I need to haul shit and I firmly believe that 99% of people don't need anything any larger than that.

Big cars are dangerous for pedestrian, dangerous for cyclists, dangerous to other drivers, are wasteful, and are just a dumb status symbol. It's infuriating!

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If you ever want to compare car sizes, https://www.carsized.com/en/ is fun/frightening. Lining up a Miata and a Suburban is just scary.

[–] EsteeBestee@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So, the car I was talking about in my story (where the hood is above my roof) is a Jeep Wagoneer and it's just insane!

With how big cars have gotten, I just don't feel safe on the road half the time. Tanks like that block line of sight both from me to lanes of traffic if I'm trying to turn and from traffic to me, so I have to be extra careful at nearly every intersection in my car. Nobody needs a car that big and it's a constant source of annoyance for me.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago

That is freaking scary. No matter how safe your car is, a collision with that could be fatal

[–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

There are SUVs bigger than the Suburban.