Maybe this is the point, but that might cause SUVs to be prohibitively unsafe, because their center of momentum would be so high relative to impact height. For example, if an SUV with one of these low bumpers hit a barrier, it would probably perform a front flip over it 😂

My Sequoia is like 2.5x the size of my Honda fit. If I ever hit my Honda while pulling into the driveway I'll total it.

I fully agree with your statement.

Well, for one thing, an M1 Abrams main battle tank has better front sightlines than most trucks on the road today.

And it isn't even that much more dangerous to get hit by because of the giant flat-face front impact planes of the trucks. Used to be if you got hit by a car it would roll you up over the hood, now you just die.

I have to imagine that will impact the testing and design at least somewhat.

Edit: fixed the image link

The other thing it mentioned was the “head-to-hood” test. AFAIK car manufacturers are only required to meet the collision safety requirements for collisions involving the same class of vehicle. Vehicles in different classes are not made to impact with each other, making, for instance, a sedan to pickup truck collision much more dangerous for the sedan driver. The only way they can still meet those safety requirements is to make the front of the SUVs and trucks much much smaller and probably lower.

Edit: I was thinking of the AP article about this.

For the first time ever, manufacturers would be required to study the impact of test dummies hit outside of vehicles

But that will reveal a LOT of corroborating information for what we know, which is how dangerous they are. It's a good thing to have more data

Hey buddy! Without a Ford F150 that's taller than the average elementary school student and a box that can barely fit an average grocery store trip, how else am I supposed to tell people I have a tiny penis?

Most of the behemoths aren't even good as utilitary vehicles...

I've got a 15yo Renault Kangoo which could beat almost any oversized suburban pedestrian flattener in all metrics except price.

I want so much to ditch my Jeep Grand Cherokee for a truck (I drive to work once a week but pull a camper on the weekends), sadly a lot of them might not fit in my 1970's garage.

As was designed by the people who actually wrote those laws, the lobbyists. More profitable cars to sell as America moves farther and farther away from reality with car prices.

I just want a tiny electric hatchback, like, Honda fit sized, that has like 150+ mile range, and doesn't use an outdated charging standard. I've considered a Nissan Leaf but they are still sticking with the chademo charger port, which is way less common.

Yes!

Even that was in an era or needlessly ego-boosting giant cars, going utilitarian to get a better product, better lives on average, even save resources - amazing (but with the cardinal sin of not being expensive enough and thus not as financially profitable).

For the same reason I would love to get a normally viable car of much smol.

Like a bit more modern version of Figaro:

Or a sexy mid-engine Autozam:

Kei cars are qewl!

Iam 2m (6,5 feet) and drive a 2015 toyota auris hybrid. Seating position is good and i already drove multiple 8h journeys with it.

I’m 6ft as well, I drove my 2015 Mitsubishi lancer pretty comfortably and then 2018 Hyundai Sonata as well. I’m currently driving Hyundai IONIQ I think it’s a sweet spot between an SUV and a Sedan, but you can go slightly smaller than that even with cars like Kona.

I am not sponsored by Hyundai

I'm over 6' and fit in my Camry just fine. It's also insanely reliable.

You're in the process of describing a Cybertruck, just the misfitting panel 'teeth' aren't rotating