Fun Fact: the cars in the US are so big bc their emission regulations left a giant (hehe) loophole
only need to have a car be bigger to allow it worse emissions. no other requirement needed. which is why the cars are mostly just giant frames and the inside is still tinysmall
Solution seems obvious
The rise of larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, with their taller hoods and larger blind zones, has contributed to a 75% increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths since 2009.
Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying.
Fin, Cosmic Bird ov the Abyss
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
