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>Most trucks are pretty safe, but the Ford F-150 4WD has above average death rates, and is the most popular single model of pickup truck. I wonder if this is be
by Grishnakh 11y ago
>Most trucks are pretty safe, but the Ford F-150 4WD has above average death rates, and is the most popular single model of pickup truck. I wonder if this is because lots of people buy this truck who don't really know how to drive a truck.
No, it's probably because it's a truck with a body-on-frame chassis instead of a unibody chassis like any modern vehicle, and was designed for towing and load-hauling rather than crash protection. If you want crash protection, you need to buy a vehicle with a modern chassis that was expressly designed for it. Same goes for the Expedition. And yes, handling could be a factor too: these vehicles have horrible handling and can't avoid accidents the way a good-handling vehicle can, and will frequently roll over.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoI don't believe any American car will roll over in normal driving. They will skid. Unless a tire catches on a curb or something. So in normal highway driving rollover is very unlikely.
- Grishnakh 11y agoNot true: trucks and SUVs absolutely will roll over. They even have warnings when there's high winds about it, because they can be blown over. And just try doing a panic turn (to avoid something) in a tall SUV and see what happens. You can't just ignore the laws of physics. Center-of-gravity is an important thing.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoI see from Consumer Reports that tipping does sometimes happen. And not just from 'tripping'. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/02/rollover-101/index.htm http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/02/rollover-101/inde...