• Bye@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    It’s also (western) safety standards. Even small cars are larger; compare an 80s Corolla to a 90s to a 2010s. Compare bmw 3-series across the same time span. To make cars safer for occupants, you need more metal and more space. So they got larger.

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      10 months ago

      So they got larger

      . . . to survive crashes with trucks and SUVs. It’s an absurdly vicious circle.

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        10 months ago

        There are stil legitimate reasons for those size vehicles to be on the road so I think it’s still good to have safety for all sizes, but I see what you mean about spiraling out of control easily.