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History repeats itself. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago (26 children)

I’ve literally never had an issue and I’ve never heard of that being an issue. Do you not look at the road when you’re driving or something?

Can anyone provide anything that says this is a real concern…? Because people keep saying it, and no one wants to prove it. So strange… should be easy, no? So why can’t anyone do it?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Here you go bud.

https://wlos.com/news/local/consumer-reports-how-bad-blind-spots-suvs-pickup-trucks-large-vehicles-protect-families-tech-required-new-cars-backup-cameras

Latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that in 2020 there were over 500 deaths and more than 10,000 “frontover” injuries due to forward-moving vehicles. A frontover injury happens when a vehicle moving forward runs over a person because of not seeing them, usually due to a blind spot.

And a disproportionate number of frontover victims are children, as these accidents mostly take place in driveways and parking lots. According to Kids and Cars, about 81% of victims are 6 years and under.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Got anything from anywhere other than the US where this problem solely exists…? Because your local stats mean nothing in a global conversation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sure thing bud. Also, how far are you going to move the goalposts?

https://www.polisnetwork.eu/news/size-matters-polis-urges-keep-large-and-unsafe-vehicles-off-europes-streets/

The bottom line? These vehicles are not fit for European cities.

They are dangerous for several reasons, namely because their front ends are frequently higher than the average height of young children, making it difficult for drivers to spot some of the most vulnerable road users. Moreover, pick-up trucks such as these are more difficult to manoeuvre than standard vehicles, a challenge only made worse by the size of many European city streets.

Therefore, it should hardly come as a surprise that these vehicles have been shown to kill and injure road users more frequently than ordinary automobiles when they get into collisions. According to Pedro Homem Gouveia, Coordinator of POLIS WG on Safety & Security, it would be more fitting to call vehicles of this dimension "dangerous road users."

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I followed every hyperlink, and there’s no stats.

EU hasn’t had an increase in pedestrian deaths like the US has, where’s the stats…?

In fact, the hyperlink that alludes it should be about stats, just goes to a LinkedIn type page for the person they are talking about…. What do you think that op Ed would be proving here?

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