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Truck accidents where the truck plows into another vehicle are relatively rare. We know because they're recorded by the DOT, and kept as statistics. You're more
by Aloha 5y ago
Truck accidents where the truck plows into another vehicle are relatively rare. We know because they're recorded by the DOT, and kept as statistics. You're more likely to take them our with the trailer than driving over the front of them.
I have seen four wheelers do all sorts of stupid shit around trucks, stuff that endangers everyones lives, I want that extra little bit of hood in front of me.
I agree that going to a hybrid model is good, where its a short nose conventional cab, like the Cascadia - rather than a long hood-high hood model.
- freeflight 5y ago> Truck accidents where the truck plows into another vehicle are relatively rare. Interesting, in Germany there happen 4 truck accidents on highways every day, every third one of those is a truck driving into the end of a traffic jam [0], in total they apparently cause more deaths than speeding [1]. [0] https://www.autofahrerseite.eu/sicherheit/524-lkw-unfall-stauende.html https://www.autofahrerseite.eu/sicherheit/524-lkw-unfall-sta... [1] https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/lkw-unfaelle-fordern-mehr-tote-als-zu-schnelles-fahren-16008111.html https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/lkw-unfaelle-fordern-...
- Aloha 5y agoDriving a cabover would seem to not help in those situations, somewhat obviously. A cabover has better close up visibility, not distance.
- ngcc_hk 5y agoThese day even very cheap car (Nissan micra say) has auto brake and track alignment. Not e-car just normal one. If the stat is so bad in German can this help? Seems inexpensive technology now like abs etc.
- d1sxeyes 5y agoIt's there, but there are issues: https://trid.trb.org/view/1756275 https://trid.trb.org/view/1756275