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by seszett 2341 days ago
> Small vehicles are inherently unsafe, and are primarly marketed to people who dont know basic dynamics.

Or to people who need to park their car in a city. Or who rarely have to drive over 50 km/h. Or who can't afford a larger car.

There really are a lot of reasons for having a smaller car, it's quite ingenuous to chalk it up to "not knowing basic dynamics".

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Staying alive is more important. Larger cars are not significantly more expensive; people get to choose, some ride motorcycles, it's their choice, but we shouldnt gloss over the 2nd law. Unfortunatly F=ma is not common knowledge. Pointing that out shouldn't be offensive. When one learns that simple rule, they apply it. You quoted when I was still editing, first versions are always worse:)