Why is it only including suv/light truck weights? Wouldn’t it be more informative to do average weight of vehicle, regardless of class? As light trucks/SUVs become a larger share, the average weight would trend up. I think, at least.
is weight even that useful of a statistic to track in this context?
the reason american light trucks and some SUVs aren’t street legal in the EU is not their weight: it’s their geometry.
their hoods are too high and massively increase the likelihood a pedestrian is pushed under the wheels, instead of tumbling over the hood and windshield.
they also have stupidly bad visibility when it comes to children or generally smaller persons.
i wouldn’t think that weight matters as much as the general shape and size of a vehicle, but i don’t have the energy to do research right now…it’s too hot to think :(
Why is it only including suv/light truck weights? Wouldn’t it be more informative to do average weight of vehicle, regardless of class? As light trucks/SUVs become a larger share, the average weight would trend up. I think, at least.
is weight even that useful of a statistic to track in this context?
the reason american light trucks and some SUVs aren’t street legal in the EU is not their weight: it’s their geometry.
their hoods are too high and massively increase the likelihood a pedestrian is pushed under the wheels, instead of tumbling over the hood and windshield.
they also have stupidly bad visibility when it comes to children or generally smaller persons.
i wouldn’t think that weight matters as much as the general shape and size of a vehicle, but i don’t have the energy to do research right now…it’s too hot to think :(
Heh, that’s a good point! I wonder what the graph would look like if it was hood height instead.