: While changes in design may make cars safer for pedestrians, I think the real safety gap is behind the wheel.
Drivers increasing rely on technology to make driving their mechanical beasts simpler and safer for them alone, so they can turn attention to truly important things in life such as texting. I would feel safer on a racetrack than on multilane highways; on the track, everyone is thinking about driving and nothing else.
Modern traffic enforcement with cameras do not impose effective penalties on those who find the fines paltry. Absent demerit points and increased insurance premiums, the rich will likely continue to flout laws designed to make our roads safer for drivers and pedestrians alike.The effort to have vehicle design evoke “a massive fist moving through the air” is a telling insight into what motivates companies such as General Motors.
Published 20 years ago, the book describes in chilling detail how, in 1994, auto executives deliberately designed the Dodge Ram truck to “look as big and menacing as a Mack truck.” Sales were so good that Ford and GM decided to enter the full-size SUV market with vehicles such as the Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon XL, all built on truck chassis.
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