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arrow-up1405arrow-down1external-linkParis mayor plans to triple SUV parking tariffs to cut air pollutionwww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square44fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareJake Farm@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoYeah but the public doesn’t pearl clutch like they do when they “think of the children”.
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNo, it’s because they are particularly dangerous to children.
minus-squarefrostbikerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago No, it’s because they are particularly dangerous to children. If you peruse statistics of pedestrian deaths, you will find both children and seniors are the most frequent victims. Look it up.
minus-squaregolli@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI think the point might be that SUVs due to their height have worse blind spots e.g. in front of the hood, which would probably impact children more. So this particular characteristic would endanger children more than adults and seniors who are taller.
Yeah but the public doesn’t pearl clutch like they do when they “think of the children”.
No, it’s because they are particularly dangerous to children.
If you peruse statistics of pedestrian deaths, you will find both children and seniors are the most frequent victims. Look it up.
I think the point might be that SUVs due to their height have worse blind spots e.g. in front of the hood, which would probably impact children more.
So this particular characteristic would endanger children more than adults and seniors who are taller.