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minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months agoBigger in the context of vehicles means not only heavier, but also a higher point of impact. It could be the difference between getting hit in the legs vs the torso. Or the difference between rolling onto the hood vs knocked down and run over.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoI agree, large cars are generally much more lethal to pedestrians, due to their shape, not kinetic energy.
Bigger in the context of vehicles means not only heavier, but also a higher point of impact. It could be the difference between getting hit in the legs vs the torso. Or the difference between rolling onto the hood vs knocked down and run over.
I agree, large cars are generally much more lethal to pedestrians, due to their shape, not kinetic energy.