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Oversized trucks and SUVs targeted in the US by new safety proposal | Gigantic cars, shrinking safety: NHTSA proposes rules to protect pedestrians
While bigger cars are inherently safer for passengers, they pose a massive risk to pedestrians. Taking this into account, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) introduced...
Low-slung station wagons and sedans are all but extinct as automakers double down on larger, taller vehicles; SUVs and pickups have swelled from just over half of new sales in 2013 to a staggering four out of every five new cars sold today. Manufacturers would have to prove their cars can survive colliding with adult- and kid-sized crash test dummies, without causing massive head trauma. However, carmakers have mostly turned a deaf ear to these issues since SUVs sell for significantly higher prices despite being just a little pricier to manufacture than small cars.
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