▲ 550 ▼ U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Up 77% Since 2009 & The Auto Industry Knew It Would Happen (open.substack.com) submitted 9 months ago by theHRguy@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 137 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 12 points 9 months ago (4 children) "I can see better" says so much about a person's psychology. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 4 points 9 months ago (3 children) And their relationship with reality. It always reminds me of that graph that shows a modern tank is less likely to hit a child in the road than a GMC Sierra. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 3 points 9 months ago (2 children) Yeah, for sure. There's an element of failing to grasp basic concepts of physics here, intertwined with a psychology of not wanting to feel small I suppose. I tried to explain to my sister that you don't actually see more of the road when you sit higher up, it's just that the road takes up a larger portion of your field of view. You actually see less of the road because the part directly around your car (the most important part) is obscured. She thought I was twisting words and got angry. If we lived in the USA her 150 cm ass would be driving an F-150. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) If the other vehicles around you are blocking your view, she is technically right, and you are technically wrong. And so many vehicles now have [what I would assume to be factory standard but still illegally] overtinted windows, you can't even reliably see through the vehicle in front of you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 1 point 9 months ago You're trying to tell me that we need an arms race of taller cars, so we can see past the cars in front of us? For road safety? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 4 points 9 months ago (3 children) And their relationship with reality. It always reminds me of that graph that shows a modern tank is less likely to hit a child in the road than a GMC Sierra. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 3 points 9 months ago (2 children) Yeah, for sure. There's an element of failing to grasp basic concepts of physics here, intertwined with a psychology of not wanting to feel small I suppose. I tried to explain to my sister that you don't actually see more of the road when you sit higher up, it's just that the road takes up a larger portion of your field of view. You actually see less of the road because the part directly around your car (the most important part) is obscured. She thought I was twisting words and got angry. If we lived in the USA her 150 cm ass would be driving an F-150. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) If the other vehicles around you are blocking your view, she is technically right, and you are technically wrong. And so many vehicles now have [what I would assume to be factory standard but still illegally] overtinted windows, you can't even reliably see through the vehicle in front of you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 1 point 9 months ago You're trying to tell me that we need an arms race of taller cars, so we can see past the cars in front of us? For road safety? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 3 points 9 months ago (2 children) Yeah, for sure. There's an element of failing to grasp basic concepts of physics here, intertwined with a psychology of not wanting to feel small I suppose. I tried to explain to my sister that you don't actually see more of the road when you sit higher up, it's just that the road takes up a larger portion of your field of view. You actually see less of the road because the part directly around your car (the most important part) is obscured. She thought I was twisting words and got angry. If we lived in the USA her 150 cm ass would be driving an F-150. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) If the other vehicles around you are blocking your view, she is technically right, and you are technically wrong. And so many vehicles now have [what I would assume to be factory standard but still illegally] overtinted windows, you can't even reliably see through the vehicle in front of you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 1 point 9 months ago You're trying to tell me that we need an arms race of taller cars, so we can see past the cars in front of us? For road safety? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) If the other vehicles around you are blocking your view, she is technically right, and you are technically wrong. And so many vehicles now have [what I would assume to be factory standard but still illegally] overtinted windows, you can't even reliably see through the vehicle in front of you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 1 point 9 months ago You're trying to tell me that we need an arms race of taller cars, so we can see past the cars in front of us? For road safety? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 1 point 9 months ago You're trying to tell me that we need an arms race of taller cars, so we can see past the cars in front of us? For road safety? permalink fedilink source parent