These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us
7.2M views · Mar 6, 2023 · Education
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@NotJustBikes · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned
The NHTSA in the US is finally considering adding pedestrian safety test requirements for new cars, that would alleviate some of the problems caused by these stupid, dangerous trucks. If you'd like to comment on the proposed changed, you can do so until November 19th:<br><a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/NHTSA-2024-0057-0001">https://www.regulations.gov/document/NHTSA-2024-0057-0001</a>
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@City_Hunter · 3 years ago
One thing that really bothers me is that I'm blinded by headlights during nighttime driving because every car on the road is higher than mine.
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@GraphicsByStorm · 3 years ago
The true irony is that full size SUV's are more common in a city then in the rural areas.
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@richpate9436 · 3 years ago (edited)
A friend's daughter, a school teacher, was "T-boned" by a 4x4 full-size pickup last week. The truck ran a stop sign and its high front bumper hit her at shoulder-height sitting in the driver's seat, sending her car across two lanes and into a field. She died instantly. The driver of the truck walked away claiming the sun was in his eyes.
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@marco1173 · 3 years ago
It's hard to stomach the fact that we now have more pedestrian fatalities than we did in 1990.
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@secondengineer9814 · 3 years ago
I worry that if we started giving cars both a "safety" score (how dangerous it is to the driver) and a "danger" score (how dangerous it is to other drivers), truck drivers would brag about their danger score.
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@Tranquilsea3 · 3 years ago
We know someone who's 4 year old child was killed in a crosswalk. They were walking as a family and their daughter was walking just behind the dad. The SUV thought everyone was through the crosswalk and drove right over the child and killed her. She didn't see her. It's absolutely heartbreaking.
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@_oe_o_e_ · 3 years ago
As someone who works in construction sites, you need a big car for the boss to sit in all day, yell at everyone and contribute nothing.
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@kennethwang7045 · 3 years ago
My old man actually ordered a single cab pickup to do pallet loads in his local area. You won't believe how many actual trades people asked about it when he got it delivered. Really shows how the intended audience of the pickup is getting ignored.
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@helenadurst5993 · 3 years ago
"One of these vehicles is designed to efficiently carry lots of useful stuff, while the other is designed to carry fragile egos." PERFECT
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@MHammonds18 · 3 years ago
I talked to my Gen-X parents about why they didn’t like station wagons and they simply said: “they weren’t cool”. And then proceeded to try and convince me that a big-ass Escalade is safer than a Volvo v60 station wagon.
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@dailyrider2975 · 3 years ago
What's really annoying is how electric cars seem to be chasing the "bigger is better" model as well, at least in the USA. It's a known fact that lighter and smaller is far better for electric cars, especially if you want them to travel longer distances.
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