John Refior<p>"Much like secondhand smoke, driving a gigantic vehicle endangers those who never consented to the danger they face walking, biking, or sitting inside smaller cars. Although not widely known, car bloat’s harms are well-documented. Heavier vehicles can pulverize modest-sized ones, and tall front ends obscure a driver’s vision, putting pedestrians and cyclists at particular risk. Deaths among both groups recently hit 40-year highs in the US. The threat of hulking vehicles could even deter people from riding a bike or taking a stroll, a loss of public space akin to avoiding places shrouded in tobacco smoke."<br><a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/391733/gigantic-suvs-are-a-public-health-threat-why-dont-we-treat-them-like-one" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/future-perfect/391733/</span><span class="invisible">gigantic-suvs-are-a-public-health-threat-why-dont-we-treat-them-like-one</span></a><br>by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@davidzipper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>davidzipper</span></a></span> <br>—<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SUV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUV</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EmotionalSupportVehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmotionalSupportVehicle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SpendingTenGrandMoreToHurtYourCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpendingTenGrandMoreToHurtYourCommunity</span></a></p>