theluddite@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoWhy are cars getting bigger? A theory.theluddite.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down111
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minus-squarefpslem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years ago So they got larger . . . to survive crashes with trucks and SUVs. It’s an absurdly vicious circle.
minus-squareTDCNlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoThere are stil legitimate reasons for those size vehicles to be on the road so I think it’s still good to have safety for all sizes, but I see what you mean about spiraling out of control easily.
. . . to survive crashes with trucks and SUVs. It’s an absurdly vicious circle.
There are stil legitimate reasons for those size vehicles to be on the road so I think it’s still good to have safety for all sizes, but I see what you mean about spiraling out of control easily.