@gregkellyusa After several months of the pandemic, we spent 9 months in a suburban house much bigger than our one-bedroom apartment in New York City, where we no longer owned a car. One thing that astounded me was the amount of time we spent waiting at red lights.
@gregkellyusa Driving a little Subaru with bucket seats reminded me that low modern cars are bad for my hamstrings and my lower back. That’s one reason why so many people drive SUVs. The higher seats are much better for human bodies.
@jmassengale @gregkellyusa Not so much for the human bodies outside the SUV tho
@NelsonBrn @gregkellyusa SUVs don’t have to be giant, and they don’t have to speed in cities. I believe that in the future we will have vehicles with high seating, low noses, and low power. There are some minivans like that, but they all emphasize giant interiors.
@jmassengale @gregkellyusa I'm just talking about it in a statistical sense. "According to the GHSA report, between 2010 to 2019, the number of pedestrians killed by an SUV increased by 69 percent, while the number involving passenger cars was up 46 percent." caranddriver.com/news/a36559973…
@NelsonBrn @gregkellyusa Yes, I have no interest in defending SUVs. We all know the high noses and gas guzzling are problems. How much of that increase is due to a similar increase in numbers? I don't even own a a car. If I buy one, I don't want a low car that's bad for my legs and lower back.