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That’s completely untrue - The design of crumple and impact zones like the hood, bumpers and headlights absolutely do help pedestrians. There is a suite of Road
by bb123 5y ago
That’s completely untrue - The design of crumple and impact zones like the hood, bumpers and headlights absolutely do help pedestrians. There is a suite of Road safety tests designed to specifically evaluate exactly that: https://www.euroncap.com/en/vehicle-safety/the-ratings-explained/vulnerable-road-user-vru-protection/ https://www.euroncap.com/en/vehicle-safety/the-ratings-expla...
- zip1234 5y agoNot in the US. See https://usa.streetsblog.org/2020/04/28/vehicle-safety-standards-dont-protect-pedestrians/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2020/04/28/vehicle-safety-standa...
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoNobody is designing market specific hoods and radiator core supports. Maybe a little of the front body plastic but nothing substantial/structural.
- bckygldstn 5y agoThe F150 is only really sold in the US/Canada market, at least as a passenger car. You might be able to import one as a commercial vehicle in Europe but I've certainly never seen one.
- CalRobert 5y agoThe only time I've seen an F-150 was near a US military base in Germany.
- hannasanarion 5y agoF-150 isn't sold in the european market, and neither are any other American flat-top high front trucks precisely because they are too deadly to pedestrians.