the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'talk' to each other

Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by mattw2121 on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @01:01PM (#41312140)

I'm not a fan of the truck driving crowd, but why do you get to dictate that someone should drive a minivan instead of a truck?

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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by marssaxman on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @01:10PM (#41312218)

Who's pretending I should - I'm just some schmuck on the internet! But it's a matter of plain historical fact that trucks and SUVs took over the American market as a consequence of policies established by the US federal government which made trucks more profitable for manufacturers and ordinary cars less so. Why should we not propose that the mistakes made in one session of Congress ought to be corrected by another?

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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by david-gpu on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @09:19PM (#41315790)

> why do you get to dictate that someone should drive a minivan instead of a truck?

Because they are killing pedestrians and cyclists at an increasing rate in North America, while the same collisions are coming down in other developed countries. If the industry doesn't regulate itself, the government needs to step in for the common good.

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