• FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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    They are still gonna be less effecient than smaller, lighter models with modern technology.

    Another factor is bigger vehicles are deadlier.

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      They are still gonna be less effecient than smaller, lighter models with modern technology.

      Agreed and I’m sure bmw makes smaller models, so this pic is rage bait.

      Another factor is bigger vehicles are deadlier.

      Deadlier for whom? My guess is the passengers of a bigger vehicle are safer. A pedestrian being hit by a small car or big car is likely ruined either way. An SUV hitting a small car, maybe the small car’s passengers are in trouble, though perhaps advancements in safety have increased survival, idk.

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          And also people in a smaller vehicle involved in a collision. Higher bumper heights hit windows instead of crumple zones.

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          Fair. Tech (sensors, cameras, etc.) could reduce this risk, but you make a fair point.

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        A pedestrian being hit by a small car or big car is likely ruined either way.

        Vehicle size actually has a huge effect on the severity of vehicle-pedestrian collisions.

        I find that full-size SUVs and pickup trucks pose a particular danger for pedestrians. A pedestrian hit by a full-size SUV is twice as likely to die than a pedestrian hit by a car under similar circumstances, while being hit by a pickup truck rather than a car increases the death probability by 68%. I find that high-front-end vehicle designs are particularly culpable for the higher pedestrian death rate attributable to large vehicles. A 10 cm increase in the front-end height of a vehicle increases the risk of pedestrian death by 22%.

        Source study.