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Re:Roads Are Getting Deadlier for Pedestrians by toxik on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @10:18AM (#26567536)
The second problem is it becomes an arms race. If I’m in a normal height car and get hit by the monster trucks out there today, I am more exposed. So I buy a big monster truck, to be safe.
Re:Roads Are Getting Deadlier for Pedestrians by nitrogen on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @10:29AM (#26567679)
I currently drive a car that is a little over four feet tall. I regularly pull up to intersections and try to turn corners where my roofline is below the bottom of the windows of the megatrucks next to me. So yes, the arms race is real, and my next car will be taller and bigger.
Re:Roads Are Getting Deadlier for Pedestrians by toxik on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @10:58AM (#26568041)
I think it's fair to tax bigger cars higher. They take up more road space, they take up more parking space. Should pay more by % of oversize.
Re:Roads Are Getting Deadlier for Pedestrians by _nalply on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @12:53PM (#26569801)
And the car's inmates are also getting bigger.