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I was researching vehicle safety for a new car purchase a few years ago and came across this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT3G-kcKN70 https://www.yout
by drewrv 8y ago
I was researching vehicle safety for a new car purchase a few years ago and came across this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT3G-kcKN70 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT3G-kcKN70
It freaked me out and I stay as far away as possible from semis on the road now.
- DennisP 8y agoThis happened last year to some people I knew. They were in an SUV, stopped in traffic behind a flatbed truck. A semi hit them from behind and shoved them under the truck in front. Family of four, killed instantly.
- 43920 8y agoAfter that video came out, a bunch of trailer manufactuers improved their underride guard designs, and the newer ones are apparently much better at stopping cars: https://www.iihs.org/iihs/news/desktopnews/all-major-trailer-makers-earn-iihs-award-for-good-underride-protection https://www.iihs.org/iihs/news/desktopnews/all-major-trailer... It's going to be a long time before most trailers have the improved guards, but hopefully it will get better eventually.
- lostlogin 8y agoWhy is this problem not legislated out of existence?
- speedplane 8y agoBecause of lobbyists.