Heavier cars are safer for their drivers, but far deadlier for everyone else

Re:Heavier cars are safer for their drivers, but far deadlie... by bioemerl on Sunday September 11, 2022 @09:32PM (#32804943)

We legislate safety standards that require cars to get heavier to meet them.

The best course of action would be to correct our standards to make lightness and damage to other vehicles part of the safety requirements as well.

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Re:Heavier cars are safer for their drivers, but far deadlie... by freedomben on Sunday September 11, 2022 @09:41PM (#32805000)

Yep, classic fallacy of judging actions on intentions rather than results (i.e. ignoring unintended consequences).

A. Cars get bigger because of safety standards.

B. Bigger cars cause safety issues.

C. Rather than unrolling A to adjust the original incentives, we stick a punishment (taxes) to offset some of the incentive we are placing in other areas

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