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boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars

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It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars

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boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Small cars are good for us but bad for business.
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    And the crumple zone is your legs, twice the use for the same space!

    Jokes aside this whole thread could be summarised as ‘safety’ for the most part.

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      You’re partly right, but manufacturers aren’t just adding more crumple space, they are mainly building bigger and heavier vehicles. And that does not equal safety. Sure the crumple zone might be bigger, but the force of a crash is multitudes higher which results in a net negative, especially for pedestrians and cyclists

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        They also cover more and more with plastic panels. They are putting a lot into making something look sleek and that’s at the cost of usable space.

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      It’s 2001 not 1978, how bad do you think cars were 20 years ago?

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        Still very bad.

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        You may be surprised.

        https://youtu.be/xidhx_f-ouU

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      False

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