We Know SUV Design Kills Pedestrians, but We Still Let Carmakers Sell Them

Having a yard that lets your kids play near traffic should be illegal because kids will run into the street. Why are fenceless yards still everywhere? Because those nasty homeowners want them.

The critical design factor is the low, non-existent fence, which allows people to go into the street instead of behind the fence.

Why are companies allowed to sell mass market yards with such a huge perimeter in front that children are able to cross? Where are the regulators at the National Yard Traffic Safety Administration?

You choose to drive a dangerous vehicle, you need to pay higher insurance for it.

On a similar note it's also annoying how there's no standard height for bumpers. Sometimes you see giant SUVs with bumpers at your head level (as an adult in a 'normal' car). In any collision the point of impact is right at your head. When I see those I question how that design could even be legal.