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Being hit by 1 ton of metal vs. being hit by 3 tons of metal still sounds rather painful.

• boredpudding 3y ago
  You have more visibility in a smaller car. So the smaller car has a lower chance of hitting you.
• wanderingstan 3y ago
  Not sure if you’re being sarcastic, but the research is clear that trucks (and other high front end vehicles) are more likely to kill pedestrians: https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/vehicles-with-higher-more-vertical-front-ends-pose-greater-risk-to-pedestrians https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/vehicles-with-higher-more-v... > Whatever their nose shape, pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than 40 inches are about 45 percent more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes than cars and other vehicles with a hood height of 30 inches or less and a sloping profile, an IIHS study of nearly 18,000 pedestrian crashes found.
  • bonton89 3y ago
    Trucks have turned into real monsters. Others on here have mentioned that legislation intended to improve fuel economy had some sort of yearly increasing weight category that was suppose to reduce the amount of large vehicles. But manufacturers all gamed it by just increasing the weight and size vehicles to stay above the line.
• hef19898 3y ago
  Sure. Pedestrian protection on trucks, especially US trucks / SUVs is much worse compared to more compact designs. As is visibility forbthe driver. Combined, this is bad news for pedestrians and cyclists. Add distractions by phones, and it is a potential desaster.
• newaccount74 3y ago
  It's more about visibility and ease of maneuvering the vehicle. One of the first public videos of the Cybertruck showed it hitting an object as exited a parking lot. It's just way harder to drive a huge truck than it is to drive a sedan, but everyone thinks they are an above average driver so that doesn't aply to them.