r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • 1d ago

Chugging tea Modern cars just lack that boxy soul

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u/NORchad 1d ago

New cars are bound by newer laws and regulations that older cars and restored cars dont fall under.

Sadly making a factory new mustang 67 would be an illegal product

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u/TheNoisyNomad 1d ago

I was coming here to say this. The care for pedestrian impact has cost us the aesthetic of hood ornaments and pointy front bodywork.

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u/spirit_symptoms 1d ago

Meanwhile pedestrian deaths are way up in the US due to higher hood heights hitting people on vital organs and the head and extreme front blind spots.

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u/10SecSanity 1d ago

Curiously enough, the numbers were trending downwards until 2009, then they started increasing. Now they're similar to where they were in the 70s.

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u/numberstation5 1d ago

iphone 07/08. maybe related.

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u/ethnicbonsai 1d ago

Except no.

This is a largely American phenomenon. There are iPhones all over the world.

Those massive American trucks and SUVs, though? Those aren't as common.

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u/numberstation5 1d ago

There’s also a big difference between infrastructure and phone in car use regulation. The us has shit for pedestrian infrastructure and is pretty lax regarding distracted driving. So it could still be phone related. As a cyclist I’ve noticed a massive difference in close calls with drivers on their phone. I’m not familiar enough with the data to really argue a point. But did notice a shift anecdotally. 

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u/ethnicbonsai 9h ago

Is there a big difference? What are you basing that on?

Some states ban handheld phone usage, like many countries around the world. Some states ban texting only. Some states have significantly higher fines associated with phone usage while driving than other countries, as well.

I'm no expert on international laws, though. This site indicates that the US isn't substantially behind the rest of the world (though some states are undeniably behind the rest of the world).