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They don't have all the utility. In fact, they're grossly overused for the utility they do provide. There was a great article on here the other day about the e
by digdugdirk 4y ago
They don't have all the utility. In fact, they're grossly overused for the utility they do provide.
There was a great article on here the other day about the evolution of pickup trucks, the user-survey statistics about how trucks are typically used was pretty eye opening. As was the size of the forward facing blindspot for your everyday stock F-150. Kids don't stand a chance.
- giantg2 4y agoDid they give any stats on the percentage of pedestrian accidents where visibility was a factor? It doesn't seem like it would be a major factor if the driver is paying attention to objects entering and leaving their blind spots, as well as the increasing use of cameras, collision detection, etc. It seems the biggest factor is alcohol, which played a role in around 50% of pedestrian fatalities (not all on the part of the driver).
- notch898a 4y agoThe ever growing size of trucks is in part because the government outlawed the more reasonable economical compact trucks, through an absolutely bone-headed combination of CAFE and the chicken tax and various regulation.
- alar44 4y ago[flagged]
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