Dangerous vehicles

[Old Crank]

The hyway safety agency has known about this for years and does nothing to stop the making ans sales of these rolling overpowered walls. How many people were killed or injured by lawn darts? The US death rate on roads is climbing while other countries rates are in decline.

Here are some reasons.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/10/08/six-reasons-why-a-big-truck-suv-or-van-is-more-likely-to-kill-you-in-a-crash

[3Hotdogs]

1. These S.U.V.s (Suburban Assault Vehicles) power the bottom line of car manufacturers

[MichMan]

2. That would be a great campaign message for VP Harris in Michigan

[Woodwizard]

3. Our daughter has a ford edge.

It is so wide I had to fold the mirrors in to fit it in between the posts on my vehicle lift when I did the brakes. It also has no road feel it is like driving a marshmallow on wheels.

These types of vehicles are obese.

[Bristlecone]

4. I glanced through the data

But did not see the general comparison of the number of cars on the road vs other countries. Does the quantity of vehicles here vs other places also play a role in increased deaths? One would have to think so. We aren’t big in mass/public transit vs other countries in the world.

[Old Crank]

5. Data is usually by vehicle miles travelled

Not number of vehicles on the road.
I think there is data from the US on death rates by state which might be analogous for population. If I remember low population states have worse numbers.