The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stunned safety advocates by proposing new vehicle design rules that it says will help reduce pedestrian deaths. The rules will likely change vehicle design permanently.
  • @Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    10•7 months ago

    Driving a truck and not wanting children to die in accidents are in-fact not in conflict with each other.

    Then design trucks which are not as deadly to pedestrians on impact.

    • @ContrarianTrail@lemm.eeEnglish
      1•7 months ago

      Large vehicles are inherently going to be more dangerous to pedestrians than cars. If you make a truck the size of a car then it no longer functions in the role it was intented for. Why is everyone so focused on trucks anyway? The nose height on most vans is compareable and on semi trucks it double the height of a pickup yet nobody seems to be complaining about those.