Current U.S. ratings only consider the safety of the people inside the vehicle, meaning there's a blind spot in the data that leaves pedestrians vulnerable.
When the automakers and their captive regulators at the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration are finally hauled before Congress to explain the increase in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities on U.S. roads...
Current U.S. ratings only consider the safety of the people inside the vehicle, meaning there's a blind spot in the data that leaves pedestrians vulnerable.
This is a very complicated issue. Aggressive driving seems to be on the rise. Distracted driving AND walking is also an issue that is on the rise. We are not a bike or pedestrian friendly culture. How to change this won’t be easy or placed in a single area.
I parked next to a Ford Expedition in my Impreza yesterday. My roof was almost level with the hood of that thing. Absolutely ridiculous that these things are allowed to exist.
Consider that fewer laws might be the answer. Bohmte, a small town in Germany, Had a significant reduction in traffic accidents. It has removed all sidewalks, traffic lights, signs, and street markings. The roadways are now shared with all travelers, whether on foot, by bicycle, or by automobile.
Current U.S. ratings only consider the safety of the people inside the vehicle, meaning there's a blind spot in the data that leaves pedestrians vulnerable.
@bikeshed agreed. Congress does not give a crap if people die. They would be more concerned about not selling more fossil fuel burning vehicles than some 5 year old getting run over.
That truck is almost perfect, but it needs a lift kit and extra-wide off-road tires. No point buying a truck if I don't need a ladder to get into it and it doesn't generate deafening road noise at highway speeds
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