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!

  • NuPNuA@lemm.ee
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    1 年前

    It doesn’t mention them as it’s about the UK and no one drives those models here as you literally wouldn’t be able to get down lots of roads let alone park anywhere.

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      1 年前

      I live in the UK, they absolutely do. I just told the story about my neighbour?

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        1 年前

        Fair enough, I’ve never seen anyone push it that far over here in my experience.

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          You’ll spot one soon, still rare, but they’re ridiculously oversized and absolutely pointless.