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beep@piefed.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Experts lead call for tougher restrictions on SUVs as public fail to understand risks of larger cars

www.swansea.ac.uk

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Experts lead call for tougher restrictions on SUVs as public fail to understand risks of larger cars

www.swansea.ac.uk

beep@piefed.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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Nearly two-thirds - 66 per cent - of British driving licence holders don’t understand that sports utility vehicles pose a greater danger to pedestrians and cyclists than smaller cars, according to new research.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/fuckcars/p/1213099/experts-lead-call-for-tougher-restrictions-on-suvs-as-public-fail-to-understand-risks-of

Even after being told that SUVs pose increased risks to vulnerable road users, just 3.6% of people who intended to buy or lease an SUV as their next car said they would change their mind.

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    It’s not just that they don’t understand the risks, they also plain don’t care about the risks.

    Because the risks are to other people, not them.

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    Maybe pass some fucking laws and get rid of the light truck exemption?

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    Big car safe (video)

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