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Old Crank

(4,641 posts) Thu Oct 10, 2024, 06:19 AM Oct 10

Dangerous vehicles

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

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Dangerous vehicles (Original Post) Old Crank Oct 10 OP

These S.U.V.s (Suburban Assault Vehicles) power the bottom line of car manufacturers 3Hotdogs Oct 10 #1

That would be a great campaign message for VP Harris in Michigan MichMan Oct 10 #2

Our daughter has a ford edge. Woodwizard Oct 10 #3

I glanced through the data Bristlecone Oct 10 #4

Data is usually by vehicle miles travelled Old Crank Oct 11 #5

3Hotdogs

(13,394 posts)

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

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Thu Oct 10, 2024, 06:52 AM

Oct 10

MichMan

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

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Thu Oct 10, 2024, 06:54 AM

Oct 10

Woodwizard

(986 posts)

3. Our daughter has a ford edge.

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Thu Oct 10, 2024, 07:24 AM

Oct 10

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

(10,486 posts)

4. I glanced through the data

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2024, 08:43 AM

Oct 10

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

(4,641 posts)

5. Data is usually by vehicle miles travelled

Reply to Bristlecone (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 11, 2024, 02:42 AM

Oct 11

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.

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