Calls for SUVs to be BANNED from towns and cities to reducepedestrian and cyclist deaths

TMS320 wrote:
On 09/02/2020 00:10, JNugent wrote:
On 08/02/2020 18:24, TMS320 wrote:
On 08/02/2020 17:39, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE: A European safety council wants SUVs banned from towns and
cities as part of efforts to cut the number of pedestrians and
cyclists being killed.

Lovely idea. But what is a the definition of an SUV?

However, crash test experts at Euro NCAP and Thatcham have hit back
at the suggestion, stating that whilst SUVs are generally heavier,
they 'do not necessarily present a greater threat to pedestrian and
cyclist safety'.

Based on tests with dummies...

...otherwise known as militant cyclists?

What's a militant cyclist?

Those that come blasting towards me on the footpath and tell me to **** off
when I obstruct them. Not one of the cowards has dared to face me down.