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Today's rubbish driving...
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Posted 1 week ago #
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Generic callousness rather than specific this time:
“SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/20/suv-risks-warnings-road-safety-buyers-uk-study
Posted 4 days ago # -
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The findings indicate that if governments want to reduce the number of large, dangerous vehicles on the roads, it is likely to require financial penalties, according to the psychologists at Swansea University who led the research.
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Er NO
IF Govs want to do anything they need to be banned in current form or (minimum) reclassified with much stricter driving test
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A series of studies have shown that sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and similarly oversized domestic vehicles such as pickup trucks are more dangerous than standard cars for pedestrians and cyclists. Much of the risk comes from their higher and blunter front ends.“
THIS IS NOT MEW
Remember bull bars?
At least they were banned
Posted 4 days ago #
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