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1. Ika Makimaki (pezmico@mastodon.nz)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 21:36:19 JST Ika Makimaki

   In Japan, family cars don't need to be gigantic intimidating murder machines.

   I like it.

   • Token (coin@asimon.org)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 21:36:18 JST Token

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     @pezmico At speed, even this little thing can hit a person and make them spin in the air, thrown like a ragdoll. Your fear of car sizes is irrational.
   • Token (coin@asimon.org)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 23:32:20 JST Token

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     @pezmico Sure you're giving out speed x mass equation, and there's no doubt they cause less damage in the long run. But it's without a doubt that speed is has a much higher factor, so it doesn't matter much if a car you posted or an SUV when it goes at higher than 50 KM/h. It will still kill you. You either count all cars as "murder machines" or you count none.
     
     They all provide utility. You could argue that city people don't *need* SUVs but to call them murder machines is fearmongering.
   • Ika Makimaki (pezmico@mastodon.nz)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 23:32:22 JST Ika Makimaki

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     • Token

     @coin it's not irrational.
     Any car can be deadly but smaller cars are less likely to kill pedestrians or cyclists. (speed x mass and all that; plus smaller blind zones)
     There's a lot of data backing why bigger cars are more dangerous for anyone outside them.

     https://youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo

     https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/03/17/suvs-pickups-pedestrian-fatalities-rise/7075333001/