Fears over safety as analysis by Which? shows ‘autobesity’ epidemic means cars getting wider and longer

While this is mostly about parking issues, the part that stood out most to me in this is:

A study published in the Journal of Safety Research last year found that children were eight times more likely to die when struck by an SUV than those struck by a passenger car.

Eight times! To me, that’s insane. Even if it were 50% that would be very bad, but this is 700% more!

    • yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.eeEnglish
      29·
      1 year ago

      You jest, but this is exactly what the German panel who’s responsible for our traffic „recommendations“ proposed recently: make the parking spots larger…

      • Hupf@feddit.de
        13·
        1 year ago

        Also let’s add a couple more lanes while we’re at it and make those wider as well.

          • Matengor@lemmy.ml
            5·
            1 year ago

            Leaving nuclear power was decided on by the conservatives and social democrats in 2011 with an end of life plan until 2023. This decision was already prepared in 2002 btw. And they’re not closed in favor of fossils, but in favor of renewables. Sure, fossils are still in the mix and we can debate if nuclear power is considered sustainable. But the Greens didn’t close nuclear power plants in favor of fossil fuels.

            • Claidheamh@slrpnk.net
              2·
              1 year ago

              the Greens didn’t close nuclear power plants in favor of fossil fuels.

              Well, seeing as they’re still using fossil fuel plants, they kinda did. They can say it was to change to renewables all they want, but if they’re still burning fossils then what’s the point? Shouldn’t their main objective be decarbonisation?

    • oo1@kbin.social
      11·
      1 year ago

      And those children dying are just too weak.
      They should either toughen up, or at least wear inflatable airbag-suits if they’re going to use public spaces.
      Though it is also pretty shocking that their careless parents let them walk anywhere.
      /s

      • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        You joke, but my son was hit by a truck while crossing the street on the way home from the train.

        The truck hit him, he landed, stood up, brushed himself off, and was going to continue home except people stopped him and made him go to the hospital.

        After >10 years of karate classes, he knew how to fall without injuring himself.

        He also said he’d been hit harder while sparring.

        Of course, there was some adrenaline involved, and he did have some minor injuries. Nothing that needed treatment. Then he had literal years of fighting with insurance companies not paying the associated medical bills for the trip to the ER.

        Edit: he was also in high school on the verge of being “an adult”, so he probably isn’t really who they’re talking about.