All these children are invisible to the driver…

Fuck all those cars!!! Put them away to hell, not to earth. They are too big for all - except for small egos. But for small egos is therapy much better.

  • Hot Saucerman@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1004·
    1 year ago

    Or we could, you know, follow previously established methods of building vehicles that make pedestrian death and dismemberment less likely.

    No, no, no. Americans need them this way apparently for some inexplicable fucking reason.

    So instead of just designing them with pedestrian safety in mind to begin with, we are just gonna slap on more fucking band-aids (like cameras) that do fuck-all.

    • Retro_Unlimited@infosec.pubEnglish
      261·
      1 year ago

      I saw a YouTube explaining the giant cars in the US have to do with the government making a big equation that car manufacturers have to follow.

      The equation calculated the weight, size, gas mileage, etc, and the only way they can make the cars pass the equation is to make them giant. The equation backfired and now we have giant cars.

      • explodicle@local106.comEnglish
        26·
        1 year ago

        It didn't backfire. They designed a law that looks good at first glance but actually makes auto manufacturers richer. This happens all the time and it's on purpose, because they know voters don't have the analysis resources of lobbyists.

      • Mitchie151@lemmy.world
        13·
        1 year ago

        Yep, the manufacturers get massive tax breaks on this class of vehicle, which means they can make and sell them at the same or better price than a small, fuel efficient car. If a family with kids has to choose between a mid size crossover or an F150 at similar price points, why would you get the crossover? The USA needs to fix the way it taxes cars to disincentivise these fuel inefficient giant cars. No other country has these problems so it's not a selfish person problem, it's an entirely logical choice to make given the circumstances.

        • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          If Americans had to pay the same petrol taxes that Europeans do, they'd soon go for the tiny cars.

    • Steeve@lemmy.caEnglish
      28·
      1 year ago

      Band-aids like cameras that do fuck all? Cameras are a very quick, simple, and obvious solution to this specific problem. There's a reason that all new cars have backup cameras nowadays. Perfection is the enemy of good and all that.

      • max@feddit.nl
        141·
        1 year ago

        Eh. European panel vans can usuallly haul more and have better visibility. Just droop the snoot.