What if the problem with cars was not their method of propulsion? [Science and Technology Podcast] | Epthinktank | European Parliament
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The European automotive industry is striving to adapt to market changes driven by the dual green and digital transition.

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Instead of just electrifying vehicles, cities should be investing in alternative methods of transportation. This article is by the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), a EU’s own think tank.

  • troutsushi@feddit.de
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    8 months ago

    Seeing that deploying airbags hit like a fist to the face and regularly break noses, maybe reframing airbags as airbombs would suffice as a deterrent.

    • Qwazpoi@lemmy.world
      2·
      8 months ago

      There’s actually a whole bunch of laws regarding airbag inflators, a lot of which is because of their potential to be damaging to the environment and hazardous because of chemicals, but some of it’s because those are basically explosives or at least they used to be. So in a lot of places scrap yards take those out first thing because people aren’t allowed to buy them.

      I guess that’s my meandering way of saying that air bomb is pretty much on point