SlippyCliff76@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoHow the heck did we get here? Most best selling "cars" are now superzied pickups and SUVs.www.caranddriver.comexternal-linkmessage-square296fedilinkarrow-up1799arrow-down139file-text
arrow-up1760arrow-down1external-linkHow the heck did we get here? Most best selling "cars" are now superzied pickups and SUVs.www.caranddriver.comSlippyCliff76@sh.itjust.works to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square296fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareClockworkOtter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·10 months agoEven our cars are getting noticeably bigger. It’s a stark difference if you see old refurbished cars from the 80s compared to their contemporary counterparts.
minus-squarestate_electrician@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·10 months agoBut in part that’s because modern cars are so much safer.
minus-squareECB@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·10 months agoSafer for those driving, less safe for everyone else.
minus-squareCaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoThat’s just false when a fucking smartcar can pass NTSB crash test ratings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yFvQppaAdc
Even our cars are getting noticeably bigger. It’s a stark difference if you see old refurbished cars from the 80s compared to their contemporary counterparts.
But in part that’s because modern cars are so much safer.
Safer for those driving, less safe for everyone else.
That’s just false when a fucking smartcar can pass NTSB crash test ratings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yFvQppaAdc