“It’s easy to want to drive one of these cute kei cars. It’s another thing to put your family in them and travel down the highway at 70 mph between a Suburban and an F-150,” said Tifani Sadek, director of the University of Michigan Law School’s Law and Mobility Program.

Making sure people can’t get small car because of big car does sounds like concern about safety at first, but it’s just a hidden way to say car need to be bigger and bigger, hence throwing safety of everyone else out the window and stop people from having preferences. Where’s the freedom fighter when you need it.

And why do they call her an “expert” when her main job is teaching anf study about law and not safety. Her opinion is not more valuable than mine.

And why do they call her an “expert” when her main job is teaching anf study about law and not safety. Her opinion is not more valuable than mine.

Her opinion is more valuable than yours because she’s an expert on crash risk and liability, and she’s commenting on the risk of driving these cars.

Everyone here is overlooking the fact that these cars are significantly less safe. They’re not just unsafe because of the presence of bigger cars on the roads (although yes, that’s part of it), they also have much smaller crumple zones and they lack a lot of basic safety features (e.g., the article mentions that many of them don’t even have airbags).

The article also quotes two economics professors (“experts” on consumer behavior) that say they’re purchased as additional vehicles, not to replace primary vehicles.

So we’d end up with more deaths and injuries from car crashes, more cars on our roads and more demand for parking spaces. But they’re “cute” so I guess it’s worth it.

Now replace the word kei car with toddler/pedestrian and compare your big car data. I think you have something new safety issues to campaign for. Congratulations

She was specifically talking about high speeds on the interstate - if there is a toddler or pedestrian in this situation, then even something as small ad a motorcycle could cause a deadly crash.

I am also anti-big car, but if there are things that the manufacturer can do to make these kei cars safer (e.g., increase crumple zones) then I don’t see why they shouldn’t do that.

In fairness, these cars were designed for environments with narrow, winding highways, not large straightaways like US interstates. They’re going to be better at sharp turns and fast braking than an F150.

I think as long as drivers go in aware of the risks (like motorcyclists) it should be fine, but I don’t think we should ignore that those risks exist. I would absolutely get one of these cars, but I am also a careful driver and don’t have to get on the interstate for my daily commute. That doesn’t fit every US driver.

Pick which you would rather me run over your loved one with. Ford 150 raptor with brush guard or a kei truck. The next question is kei truck or a scooter. I’m sure it would destroy our economy to switch to safe reliable public transportation. But keep on thinking the same way your government education propagandized you, how are those school shootings coming along? Better now? I imagine the numbers are lower? /S

Did you read what I wrote? I am in favor of Kei trucks. I just want them to put in better crumple zones and airbags first.

Do you disagree with airbags? I really don’t know what you’re getting at. I know you threw on the /s at the end but that still doesn’t make your post make sense.

Yeah, but at that point, don’t you have something like the Honda fit? Cars that already are sold in the us, but don’t do well? We don’t need a new class of vehicles as much as we need to encourage better choices among the ones we already have