It’s bad enough that pedestrians and cyclists are being killed at an alarming rate in the GTA, but hit-and-runs seem to be the default.

  • frostbiker@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    More seriously, with the increasing popularity of tall motor vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, curbs don’t provide nearly as much safety to pedestrians as they used to.

    I wish we regulated vehicles better so that curbs remained useful at protecting people.

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      1 year ago

      Tax vehicles by tire diameter or height of the driver’s seat. My old Ranger can fit as much in the bed as a modern goofy F-150 or Ram but it’s at least a foot shorter and wont turn a sedan into plastic confetti during a crash.