eyrea, 5 months ago @pyperkub @charliejane Except those safety features don't make the things that safe: https://www.autoweek.com/news/technology/a43299041/2023-passenger-suv-safety-ratings-from-iihs/ That's for passengers. As the Slate article states, people outside the vehicle are much less safe as well. The reason why SUVs need all those weighty safety features is because they're a terrible design in the first place.
@pyperkub @charliejane Except those safety features don't make the things that safe: https://www.autoweek.com/news/technology/a43299041/2023-passenger-suv-safety-ratings-from-iihs/
That's for passengers. As the Slate article states, people outside the vehicle are much less safe as well.
The reason why SUVs need all those weighty safety features is because they're a terrible design in the first place.