silence7@slrpnk.net to UnSilenced News Video@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoTruck bloat is killing us, new crash data reveals | Vehicles with hood heights that are 40 inches or higher are 45 percent more likely to kill a pedestrian than a shorter vehicle, the report concludeswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down16cross-posted to: fuck_trucks@sh.itjust.worksfuckcars@lemmy.cafuck_cars@lemmy.mlcars@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1245arrow-down1external-linkTruck bloat is killing us, new crash data reveals | Vehicles with hood heights that are 40 inches or higher are 45 percent more likely to kill a pedestrian than a shorter vehicle, the report concludeswww.theverge.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to UnSilenced News Video@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square41fedilinkcross-posted to: fuck_trucks@sh.itjust.worksfuckcars@lemmy.cafuck_cars@lemmy.mlcars@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
minus-squarenowwhatnapster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up59·10 months agoSo this means insurance companies start lowering premiums for those smaller low hood vehicles right?
minus-squarecozy_chameleon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 months agoMe and my knee-high Miata are hyped!
minus-squareRaiderkev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·10 months agoIt actually goes up because all the giant cars can squish it making death / injury more likely.
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoA dead pedestrian is cheaper than an injured pedestrian
So this means insurance companies start lowering premiums for those smaller low hood vehicles right?
Me and my knee-high Miata are hyped!
…right?…
It actually goes up because all the giant cars can squish it making death / injury more likely.
not if it’s liability
A dead pedestrian is cheaper than an injured pedestrian