I'm also an engineer and trying to say this respectfully. Driving a tank because it is safe is somewhat selfish. It implies that you want to crush the other people in an accident. For health and climate reasons, I chose to drive a high efficiency vehicle and walk and bike. We would all be safer if everyone did the same. The arms race to ever bigger tanks for safety does not make society safer. Maybe new car envy can be redirected to healthy lifestyle envy. Ever more sophisticated electronics translates into more expensive maintenance and shortened vehicle lifetimes. It takes the focus from why we own cars - for transportation.
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100% agree. I worry about the world in which my daughter will live.
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I'm also an engineer and trying to say this respectfully. Driving a tank because it is safe is somewhat selfish. It implies that you want to crush the other people in an accident. For health and climate reasons, I chose to drive a high efficiency vehicle and walk and bike. We would all be safer if everyone did the same. The arms race to ever bigger tanks for safety does not make society safer. Maybe new car envy can be redirected to healthy lifestyle envy. Ever more sophisticated electronics translates into more expensive maintenance and shortened vehicle lifetimes. It takes the focus from why we own cars - for transportation.
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