Also car height.
I’ve been hit by a car about 20 years ago and I kinda just rolled on top of it and landed behind confused with a few scrapes.
Getting hit by a car whose bumper is about shoulder height is much more likely to kill you.

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Don’t worry! We’ll go through the process of revising safety ratings to include people outside the car just for auto manufacturers to switch their advertisements to say “five star passenger safety rating” instead 😀

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Safe for who?

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Occupants.

I don’t care what happens to anyone I hit, as long as I can walk away from rolling my SUV at 200kmh.

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Sound selfish

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Unfortunately this is how many people think.

Personally I don’t drive a large car, don’t drive very fast, and try to use public transit as much as possible.

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race to the bottom or arms race conditions.

Whoever is allowing this is ensuring that the whole thing will end terribly.

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