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Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 6 months ago by Wilshire to c/technology
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[–] Blaster_M 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Motorcycles have different licensing requirements, and come with caveat emptor that they are inherently unsafe in a motor vehicle accident.

That's not to say bikes don't have any safety at all... there is R&D that goes into making them safe in a collision... as safe as they can be.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why can't we just accept that the KEI is less safe then?

[–] Blaster_M 4 points 6 months ago

Anyone who buys a Kei car already knows this just by looking at it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

That's not to say bikes don't have any safety at all... there is R&D that goes into making them safe in a collision... as safe as they can be.

Yup. I survived a high-side collision after being sideswiped by an SUV. Thanks to modern safety gear, I only had minor injuries with little long-term beyond an ankle to lets me sense slight changes in atmospheric pressure.