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Cars are ridiculously dangerous. I don’t think we realize what huge weapons they are.
IMO, they are far more dangerous than guns. A gun is designed to be used by people who want to live: it takes genuine effort and money to make most shots count.
A car is far deadlier, provided you don't care about what happens to it. Someone who wants to kill many people on the way out, simply needs to rent a heavy truck on a crowded day and have a lead foot.
It's almost like we need to rethink our urban planning so crowds of people and speeding cars can't meet. Making cities more walkable than drivable has a lot of upsides including this one. Iirc Germany where these attacks occured a couple of times started to place speedbumps around huge public festivals, but that's a half-step where the complete eradication is possible once the street or square is up to scheduled reconstruction.
GTA games showcase this perfectly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Nice_truck_attack
Anyone that took drivers education seriously realizes that.