#suvs — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #suvs, aggregated by home.social.
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Big US‑style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it
"We know vehicles on Australian roads are getting progressively bigger: more protective of their own occupants, but potentially more dangerous to those outside them. Here’s what we found:
every additional 100 kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality regulation
every additional 10 cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality
utes and US-style pick-up trucks were associated with around 60% higher pedestrian fatality risk than conventional passenger cars
the relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments. "
The psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/15/you-have-unmet-needs-the-psychology-behind-australias-love-affair-with-big-cars
#pedestrians #cars #SUVs #SupersizedMachines #motorists #RoadTrauma #crashes #TheAmericanWayOfLife #PedestrianFatality #children #VisionZero #SacrificeZone #tax #regulation -
Viele 🚗 🚚 🚗 treffen sich gerade auf der A24: Pritzwalk -> Berliner Ring, 0.1 km vor AS Neuruppin, aus Richtung Walsleben-Ost und blockieren die #Autobahn.
Die #Autos demonstrieren für mehr #Frauen am Steuer! 👩🦰 #Männer verursachen laut Statistiken deutlich mehr schwere #Verkehrsunfälle, oft durch #Rasen, #Alkohol 🍷 oder riskantes #Fahrverhalten. Überdimensionierte #SUVs und eine männlich geprägte #Verkehrspolitik verstärken die Gefahr für #Radverkehr und #Fußgänger. 🚴♂️ (Quelle: TAZ)
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@davidtheeviloverlord
Hmm, that’d be right, we can blame Morriscum but how come no one reversed it? 🤔
And you raise more interesting questions: can they be insured & what are the insurance premiums like? 🤔 -
3) why don’t we acknowledge the reason why China and the US have such high emissions…they produce the products that we in smaller currently less polluting nations actually buy. We’ve outsourced our #emissions.
4) other countries have been building up their #publictransport infrastructure and reducing reliance on fossil fuel for heating and power over past 20 yrs…we have focused on buying #SUVs and installing gas boilers.
5) its cheaper, healthier and safer for everyone to ditch #fossilfuels -
75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are Why
#HackerNews #pedestrian #safety #SUVs #trucks #road #safety #traffic #fatalities
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"For decades, American roads were steadily getting safer for pedestrians. But around 2009, the trend reversed. Since then, the number of pedestrians killed each year has risen by about 75 percent.
The surge in pedestrian deaths has baffled researchers. Most other wealthy countries haven’t seen similar increases, suggesting that possible culprits like smartphones don’t tell the whole story.
Other likely causes of deadly crashes, such as drunken and distracted driving, have attracted immense attention from the public and policymakers. But the trend toward ever-larger vehicles has received much less scrutiny, even after federal researchers in 2022 cautioned regulators that it was endangering pedestrians.
After analyzing federal and industry records, including never-before-examined data on vehicle dimensions, we found that the rise of large pickups and S.U.V.s is an important factor.
Our estimate is that about 200 to 400 pedestrians a year would not have died if vehicles had remained approximately the same size over the past quarter-century. That represents about 10 percent of the recent increase in pedestrian deaths.
There are two reasons bigger vehicles are deadlier: They have taller hoods. And they tend to have larger blind zones."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/21/us/trucks-suv-pedestrian-crashes.html
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“SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds.” One suspected these drivers were anti social morons, now it’s official. #SUVs #Pedestrians #Walking #Cycling
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I really want an electric vehicle, but nothing here in the U.S. is worth the exorbitant cost, which I can't afford anyway.
Every nation should be copying the Chinese model of subsidies to spark technological advancements, competition, and infrastructure rollouts for electrifying transportation and using renewables for energy.
#EV #ElectricVehicles #batteries #charging #infrastructure #cars #trucks #vans #SUVs #transportation #gas #diesel #methane "#NaturalGas" #coal #FossilFuels #Renewables
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Die 10 besten #EAuto- #Schnäppchen 2026 – Diese #Modelle sind jeden Euro wert!
Noch nie waren günstige #Elektroautos so gut wie im Jahr zweitausendsechsundzwanzig.
In diesem Video schauen wir uns die zehn besten #E_Auto-Schnäppchen des Jahres an. Von kompakten #Stadtautos bis hin zu modernen #Elektro- #SUVs mit erstaunlicher #Reichweite, hochwertiger Technik und attraktiven Preisen.
@MotorKunst
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@GhostOnTheHalfShell @economics_that_works
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...in your thread.
2.) Not long after the First #OilCrisis of the 1970's, gas-guzzling #SUVs like the #Jeep #Cherokee (1984) and the #Toyota #RAV4 were introduced.1)
3.) Presently, it seems that (virtually?) *all* (additionally generated) #GreenEnergy will be consumed by the energy-devouring #AI #Datacenters 2), which, in turn, heat up the atmosphere even more than before the WWW.
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https://theconversation.com/why-the-electric-suv-boom-is-a-problem-for-climate-health-and-equity-284262. "SUV #emissions are now so large that, if all #SUVs were a country, they would be one of the world’s 5 biggest CO₂ #emitters. The problem with SUVs is not only their tailpipe emissions. It is also their size, weight, cost & the way they reinforce car-dependent lifestyles." "In #China, #electric SUVs accounted for >60% of electric car sales in 2025. In #Europe, SUVs accounted for ~75% of electric models in 2025. In the #US, the figure was even higher, at >85%."
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Taller hoods are a major contributor to crashes that kill pedestrians.
"More evidence is piling up that extra-tall vehicle hoods, increasingly common on American trucks and SUVs, are more dangerous to pedestrians."
"...Data from the 1990s found that a pedestrian hit by a light truck was two to three times more likely to be killed, with another study finding that light trucks were twice as likely to injure a pedestrian than a car, especially at low speed.” >>
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/01/127196-study-zeroes-dangers-taller-vehicles
#pedestrians #cars #SUVS #PickupTrucks #PedestrianFatalities #PedestrianDeaths #regulation
Image: Tall vehicle hood mingling with toddler and pram, Bellingen -
Die 10 besten #Elektro- #SUVs unter 40.000 Euro im Jahr 2026!
Der Markt für Elektro-SUVs verändert sich schneller als je zuvor. In diesem Video vergleichen wir die zehn besten vollelektrischen SUVs unter vierzigtausend Euro für das Jahr zweitausendsechsundzwanzig.
Mit dabei sind:
Kia EV drei
Škoda Elroq
Renault Scénic E-Tech Electric
Toyota C-HR Plus
XPENG G sechs
Leapmotor B zehn
BYD Atto drei
Leapmotor C zehn
Hyundai Kona Electric
Opel Frontera Electric@MotorKunst
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#China fordert #Deutschland heraus.
In diesem Video vergleiche ich den BMW iX3 50 xDrive mit dem XPENG G6 AWD Performance. Zwei starke #Elektro- #SUVs treten gegeneinander an: deutscher Premium-Anspruch gegen moderne China-Technik. Ich schaue mir Design, Innenraum, Fahrgefühl, Leistung, Alltagstauglichkeit, Verbrauch und Preis-Leistung an und kläre die Frage: Welcher Elektro-SUV ist am Ende die bessere Wahl...
@ELEKTROBAYS
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@matnis @eriksandblom
dane here. i talk to many who are scared of #cycling because of #cars.either they've been attacked or threatened themselves, or they know someone who was hurt badly by #carviolence. many drivers in their increasingly huge #SUVs are distracted by their phones.
a colleague of mine was struck from the side by a van that illegally didn't yield. the driver rushed out to check if his car had any scratches, but didn't bother checking on the cyclist he hit. that's the #copenhagen mentality.
the relentless #victimblaming doesn't help either. #cops will always call it an "accidental #accident" or a "bicycle accident" as if the bicycle is at fault when some distracted driver crushes them. or "the cyclist wasn't wearing a helmet," as the newspapers always write it.
sure, #bicycle paths can be crowded — but the reason the space gets so tight on there is that most of the city space is dedicated to the less space-efficient vehicles.
blaming #ebikes (instead of cars) for less bikable cities is like blaming refugees for your rent being too high (instead of landlords), or yelling at a wheelchair user for taking up all the pavement space.
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@SunnJax This is exactly why all junctions should be *physically* constructed so that drivers have to make a right-angle turn, not a swerve, and will see all "obstacles" (people) before their vehicle
#RoadSafety #Junctions #PeopleOnBicycles #Walkers #Trucks #SUVs -
Viele 🚗 🚚 🚗 treffen sich gerade auf der A3: Nürnberg -> Passau, zwischen 3.0 km hinter Spitzig Berg und 3.6 km vor Kühberg und blockieren die #Autobahn.
Die #Autos demonstrieren für mehr #Frauen am Steuer! 👩🦰 #Männer verursachen laut Statistiken deutlich mehr schwere #Verkehrsunfälle, oft durch #Rasen, #Alkohol 🍷 oder riskantes #Fahrverhalten. Überdimensionierte #SUVs und eine männlich geprägte #Verkehrspolitik verstärken die Gefahr für #Radverkehr und #Fußgänger. 🚴♂️ (Quelle: TAZ)
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Sprawl, cars and climate
Transport set to be Australia’s top-emitting sector by 2030, private cars (SUVs) still dominate.“If you’re in suburbia or regional Australia and you’re trying to make a journey, often you’ll find public transport is just not a viable option and you have no choice but to drive."
"Experts have pointed towards an Australian love for US-style SUVs as a contributing factor to the rising death toll on roads nationwide, which has climbed every year since the pandemic, with NSW the highest of any state." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/07/sprawling-city-public-transit-work-sydney-right-track
#sprawl #cars #SUVs #DeathToll #transport #climate #PublicTransport #NSW #MobilityDesign -
Us, in our tiny little Suzuki Swift nearly got rear ended by one of those giant fucking RAM SUVs this morning (irony noted).
The guy in front of the guy in front of us braked hard, causing the guy in front of us to break, and me to break... the guy in the SUV behind us braked hard as well, but had to swerve into the side verge so he didn't just run into the back of us.
I think it was a mixture of him going fast and not paying attention, more than him being too close (although those giant things have so much weight to them that drivers really need to leave way more stopping space than they do).
Anyways, I'm glad he thought quickly and didn't hit us. But also those things shouldn't be driven by most of the people who have them.
#Bathurst #BathurstNSW #RegionalAustralia #Australia #cars #driving #SUVs
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Perhaps Trump reacts to American cars that are not allowed on European roads. Dangerous cars. #suvs #bansuvs @notjustbikes
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From #NewYork #multicultural neighborhoods to #radical #politics and #environmentalism, check out my #YouTube channel Unabashed #Utopian here https://www.youtube.com/@NikolasKozloff-q7f #utopia #donaldtrump #climate #climatechange #impeachment #cars #suvs #food #culture #queens #flushing #chinatown #religion #protests #nokings #phagwah #guyana #bolivia #suriname #quakers
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Time for #liquid #tree providing clean #air https://www.dw.com/en/indias-liquid-trees-could-help-cities-breathe-again/video-76546187 Very good #Kerala why can't we do this in #Brooklyn my #YouTube #video here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfJWSN-XKys #airquality #climate #climatechange #paris #cars #suvs #pollution -
Very good #Zohran, but what about going a step further and getting the #DOT to embrace #parkingreform, just like #Paris?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/nyregion/grand-army-plaza-prospect-park-brooklyn.html My #YouTube #video here https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/nyregion/grand-army-plaza-prospect-park-brooklyn.html #climate #brooklyn #grandarmyplaza #cars #suvs #pollution #safety -
The fuel crisis and Australians’ love affair with petrol guzzling monster cars
Now that the government is spruiking BIG car owners to "unload excess weight" and do their 'little bit' because of dwindling reserves, we are looking back on last year 's headlines to unravel how we got here.:
" Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous* Big cars are increasing Australia’s emission and fuel bills – but what are the alternatives for families?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/30/australia-fuel-efficient-family-cars-guide-best* ‘You have unmet needs’: the psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/15/you-have-unmet-needs-the-psychology-behind-australias-love-affair-with-big-cars* Road hogs: what is Australia’s love of big cars costing us all?
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/mar/16/road-hogs-what-is-australias-love-of-big-cars-costing-us-all* The cars eating Australia: should we be trying to reverse our attraction to SUVs and utes?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/17/the-cars-eating-australia-should-we-be-trying-to-reverse-our-attraction-to-suvs-and-utes** The Government launches $20 million fuel saving campaign: "Every little bit helps" Along with asking the public to consider using their car less, the ads promote tips to improve vehicle fuel efficiency, such as "driving smoothly" and "unloading excess weight". >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/government-launches-multi-million-dollar-fuel-saving-campaign/106555004Image: Australia loves huge SUVs and trucks. First Dog on the Moon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/18/australia-loves-huge-suvs-and-trucks-will-nobody-think-of-the-car-parks#FossilFuel #fuel #petrol #cars #vehicles #SUVs #CarDependency #PetrolDependency #EnergySecurity #consumption #climate #pollution #RaodTrauma #BigCars #BigCarparks #FuelGuzzlers #FuelSaving #TaxPerks #NegativeExternalities #RoadFatalities #RoadDeaths #speed #pedestrians #MobilityDesign #governance #Australia #love #big #ExcessWeight #roads
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#SUVs verschlimmern die Schlaglöcher auf Großbritanniens Straßen
Fahrer, die sich für SUVs entscheiden, verschärfen das Schlaglochproblem. Untersuchungen haben gezeigt, dass Hunderttausende von Menschen größere Autos gekauft haben, um besser auf beschädigten Straßen fahren zu können.
Wissenschaftler sagten, dass der kumulative Effekt der zunehmenden Anzahl schwererer Fahrzeuge ein Faktor für die Verschlechterung der Schlaglöcher in Großbritannien sei.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/11/suv-britain-potholes-worse-scientists-heavier-cars?
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runter mit dem #Tempo das spart nicht nur Sprit oder Strom sondern die Fahrzeuge benötigen bei geringeren Höchstgeschwindigkeiten auch wesentlich kleinere und da durch bedingt auch automatische leichtere Akkus _!_
Das spart nicht nur Strom, sondern auch einiges an den evtl. noch anfallenden #SeltenenErden, #LithiumSparen ein :)Übrigens :
Effizient sind nur echte #ThreeWheeler wir das #TWIKE , #TW4XP … s. TV-Tipp: der Uni Chemnitz: "Das Auto - Vom Weh und Ach einer Ware" gab es 2013 u.a. auf #3Sat (https://zdf.social/@3sat ) zu sehen ;) vor über einem Jahrzehnt !https://www.crew-united.com/de/Das-Auto-vom-Ach-und-Weh-einer-Ware__181521.html
... das Fazit der Doku war eindeutig 3wheeler for future , …
no more #SUVs …
@fff
@holger
@m_hundhausen
@TwikeKlub.ch