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Lee Duna to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Tall trucks, SUVs are 45% deadlier to US pedestrians, study shows

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Tall trucks, SUVs are 45% deadlier to US pedestrians, study shows

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Lee Duna to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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Trucks and sport utility vehicles with hood heights greater than 40 inches are about 45% more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes than shorter vehicles with sloped hoods, according to new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
  • @GiddyGap@lemm.ee
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    Yeah, but “ma freedom”

    • @missveeronica@lemmynsfw.com
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      That’s right. Ma freedom allowed me to purchase a gas guzzling Jeep instead of a hybrid or EV. Viva USA!

      • @hansl@lemmy.world
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        Did you know that just because you can doesn’t mean you should?

        • @missveeronica@lemmynsfw.com
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          Absolutely. So tell.me why YOU think I should not have gotten a Jeep. I can tell you, though, that your opinion didn’t factor into my purchase decision.

          • @hansl@lemmy.world
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            Oh don’t get me wrong. I got very clearly from your first comment that no opinion of any kind factored into your purchase decision. It was all System 1.

            • @missveeronica@lemmynsfw.com
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              And please don’t take my responses as I don’t care. I do care, but i need to balance the needs of my family.

              I just don’t think EVs are there yet in terms of feasibility. I considered them, but it’s just not for me yet. It will be at some point.

              • @Mandarbmax@lemmy.world
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                Oh man, I had thought you were being ironic above lol

                • @missveeronica@lemmynsfw.com
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                  Ha. I was wondering why my comment was still in the positive for so long.

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