2026-04-27 06:38 UTC
@rrustema020 @notjustbikes unfortunately what most people expect as a reaction to this is either banning cars that are "too tall" or "too short"
my reaction is "holy shit, this is nightmare fuel, I wouldn't want to be on either side of this so I'm never buying that type of car" and I think this should be the reaction of everyone who sees this
but we live in a world of "oh, this is legal so it can't be bad"! we outsource thinking for ourselves to governments and these are the consequences
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@rrustema020@mastodon.nl 2026-04-27 07:00
@k8ie @notjustbikes the government of the US is hardly involved in road safety. Unlike the EU, the industry does ‘self certification’. If they think it’s okay the government approves. They have to avoid getting sued by their own customers. Pedestrians and bicyclists are not buying their cars and are therefore irrelevant. They have very little grounds to sue other road users who endanger their safety. Better protect yourself with tons of steel!