How do we put a stop to road violence and curb excessive car use? Look at how we dealt with guns
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In light of numerous devasting incidents involving drivers in the UK and beyond recently, Frank Podmore makes a case for tighter regulation when it comes to driving
  • whereisk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Basic physics says that lighter vehicles have less inertia, that carries less force, that stops faster and causes less damage. Let alone the host of other benefits of smaller cars, environmental, psychological, societal etc.

    • madame_gaymes@programming.devEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I’m not denying that smaller cars are more sane, I’m just saying that no matter what a car that weighs over a thousand pounds, especially at any sort of speed, still has great potential to kill. Motorcycles that weigh less have hit and killed pedestrians.