Americans' love affair with big cars is killing them

Re:Americans' love affair with big cars is killing them by xnx on Sunday September 01, 2024 @03:09PM (#41419429)

I think the calculation for the buyer goes something like this:

1) Big cars are safer for their occupants

2) Nothing else matters more than that

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Re:Americans' love affair with big cars is killing them by nothercastle on Sunday September 01, 2024 @03:15PM (#41419490)

Yep also bigger cars can do slightly more.

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Re:Americans' love affair with big cars is killing them by AstralJaeger on Sunday September 01, 2024 @04:20PM (#41420025)

Considering there are europeans sedans that have more cargo volume and are sginificantly shortler than some of these american battering rams

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Re:Americans' love affair with big cars is killing them by nothercastle on Sunday September 01, 2024 @11:00PM (#41422265)

That’s because the us has no pedestrian impact design requirements and people like grills.

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Re:Americans' love affair with big cars is killing them by CRConrad on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @09:07AM (#41434597)

How does either of those lead to less cargo volume for the same or larger length?

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Re:Americans' love affair with big cars is killing them by AstralJaeger on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @08:45AM (#41444991)

Lots of dead volume that isn't usable... unless you wanna smuggle drugs with these vehicles.

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Re:Americans' love affair with big cars is killing them by CRConrad on Thursday September 05, 2024 @04:13AM (#41454614)

"No pedestrian impact design requirements" --> no need to design in crumple zones --> less dead volume that isn't usable.

"People like grills" --> Flat two-dimensional decoration on the front surface --> How would that affect dead volume in the interior?

Your arguments aren't making sense to me.

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