Don't forget to tell NHTSA what you think about car bloat during the current comment period (open for the next 5 weeks). You can do so here: www.regulations.gov/document/NHT...

This is a weird rule though. They're only testing for situations where a driver hits a pedestrian *in the head*. That's not the usual situation I envision for a driver killing or maiming a pedestrian. It's a start, but...

For more info about the new federal proposal to limit danger from "head-hood" impacts, here's an explainer I wrote in @fastcompany.bsky.socialwww.fastcompany.com/91195993/car...