Comment by dalyons

Comment by dalyons a day ago

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1987 is not a valid comparison for many reasons. Pick modern premium sedans (eg bmw) as a comparison and you’ll see it isn’t that different.

speed_spread a day ago

Modern cars are generally overweight. A 1987 BMW 325 weighted 1200kg. Considering the advances of materials science and digital technology, weight should have gone down, not up. What's the daily purpose of that extra 600kg, other than protecting against an eventual collision with a monstruous pickup?

  • peterbecich a day ago

    Safety arms race of vehicle size. We would all be better off collectively with smaller vehicles, imo.

  • adrianN a day ago

    Colliding with 1t of car is similarly deadly as with 2t of car. Traffic fatalities have gone way down in the past forty years.