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xkcd #3167: Car Size

Title text:

'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'

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We regulated the safety of the driver with little regard for pedestrians. The solution is regulating what your car does to others in a crash