Road design, safety and Vision Zero

[danbrotherston]

It is certainly possible but there is a lot of social pressure to have a huge car.

Really? My personal observations (nb anecdotal evidence only!) suggest that people (with money to buy new/newish cars) will buy the kind of vehicles they like. Some people like SUVs/crossovers, some like compact hatchbacks, some bigger sedans, others pickup trucks and yet others minivans. Of course some people will want to have more expensive cars to show off, but I don't think that's necessarily correlated with size. (Full disclosure: we own a hatchback.)

Or am I missing something?

I think this was in reference to carrying children. There's social pressure...also technical pressure...I cannot physically fit the stupidly giant car seat in a subcompact car. Owning a larger vehicle is certainly expected.

And FWIW when it comes to cars and transportation, I don't think any of us are normal