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by acdha 1207 days ago
I agree with the problem but to me that sounds like those vehicles should have mandatory automatic braking systems to be considered street legal. There’s an arms race building them stronger to withstand impacts from large SUVs and trucks but that shouldn’t be used to justify making them less safe for everyone else. IIRC, the last figure for the SUV safety “improvement” had it at 4.3 additional lives outside the vehicle lost for every life inside saved.