Lurian@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that cars in Europe have grown average 1.2cm longer every year since 2000www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square62linkfedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down17
arrow-up1354arrow-down1external-linkTIL that cars in Europe have grown average 1.2cm longer every year since 2000www.theguardian.comLurian@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square62linkfedilink
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 month agoA lot is extra safety features. It would be illegal to sell the original mini today.
minus-squareGenosseFlosse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI remember that my parents car still didn’t have seat belts in the back when I was a kid…
minus-squareMagister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoSame, my father’s car (Citroën GS) had no seat belt in the back…
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 month agoSafety for occupants, not those outside
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoNot entirely, a lot of the required curves are for pedestrians. Anything curved has less internal volume.
A lot is extra safety features. It would be illegal to sell the original mini today.
I remember that my parents car still didn’t have seat belts in the back when I was a kid…
Same, my father’s car (Citroën GS) had no seat belt in the back…
Safety for occupants, not those outside
Not entirely, a lot of the required curves are for pedestrians. Anything curved has less internal volume.