I’m glad IIHS did that: pushing higher standards is always great, so some time in the near future we may see these tests as a part of a standard suite.
The test on 3 cars is just a proof of concept: we see 2 of them failing miserably, but it doesn’t mean even most of them do, deeper analysis is needed, with more makes and models involved.
And it’s an important test even if we remove cars from the cities: even in public transportation utopia we will still have unlit out-of-town highways, and it’s a good thing to have pedestrians and bikers safe there. Even with separated paths, we will still have crosswalks.
I’m glad IIHS did that: pushing higher standards is always great, so some time in the near future we may see these tests as a part of a standard suite. The test on 3 cars is just a proof of concept: we see 2 of them failing miserably, but it doesn’t mean even most of them do, deeper analysis is needed, with more makes and models involved. And it’s an important test even if we remove cars from the cities: even in public transportation utopia we will still have unlit out-of-town highways, and it’s a good thing to have pedestrians and bikers safe there. Even with separated paths, we will still have crosswalks.