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Automobile Enthusiasts

Old Crank

(7,451 posts)

5. They need to work on fixing stuff that kills people now.

Reply to sop (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2026, 04:58 PM

Monday

Stop allowing the deadly wall front ends of Pickups and SUVs.
When you het some one you kill them by crushing the rib cage before thowing them under the vehicle.
These are deadly by design and along with teh massive blindspots they have from height and A pillars pedestrian and cyclist fatalities are going up.

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