This is stupid as fuck. US Regulation CREATED this problem with the CAFE standards. This also caused the costs of trucks/suv's to go through the roof as they keep getting bigger and bigger.
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Original Article: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/10/24241047/nhtsa-rule-pedestrian-safety-fmvss-suv-truck-design
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>This week, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stunned safety advocates by proposing new vehicle rules that it says will help reduce pedestrian deaths in America. The new rules appear aimed directly at the trend of increasingly massive SUVs and trucks, which have been shown to be more deadly to pedestrians than smaller and midsize vehicles.
This is stupid as fuck. US Regulation CREATED this problem with the CAFE standards. This also caused the costs of trucks/suv's to go through the roof as they keep getting bigger and bigger.
Archive (HN): https://archive.today/1Zij4
Original Article: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/10/24241047/nhtsa-rule-pedestrian-safety-fmvss-suv-truck-design
Article archive: https://archive.today/sFhJ7
From the post:
>>This week, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stunned safety advocates by proposing new vehicle rules that it says will help reduce pedestrian deaths in America. The new rules appear aimed directly at the trend of increasingly massive SUVs and trucks, which have been shown to be more deadly to pedestrians than smaller and midsize vehicles.
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