‘It’s a form of social justice,’ says Anne Hidalgo of move to target richest drivers to tackle climate breakdown
    • Jake Farm@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Yeah but the public doesn’t pearl clutch like they do when they “think of the children”.

        • frostbiker@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          11 months 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.

          • golli@lemm.eeEnglish
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            11 months ago

            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.