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75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are Why (www.thedrive.com)
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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 31 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

The best way to kill a person and get away with it in the US is to hit that person with a SUV when they are walking. A jury of lifted truck owners will return a not-guilty verdict. Even better if the target is on a bicycle, you’ll get a pat on the back by the judge.

[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

Or worse, motorcycle!

-seethes with rage at the very notion of vehicles with less than four wheels-