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Very surprising that this article does not mention trucks, which in America have become larger, more common, and an ever-growing contribution to the rising numb
by jwilber 1y ago
Very surprising that this article does not mention trucks, which in America have become larger, more common, and an ever-growing contribution to the rising number of traffic fatalities.
“ Pickups also tend to be more dangerous in collisions between differently sized vehicles — car drivers are 2.5 times more likely to die when colliding with a pickup as compared to another car” [0]
Pickup trucks’ weight increased by 32% between 1990 and 2021 [1]
As a bonus laughable fact, the first generation of F-150s was 36% cab and 64% bed by length. By 2021, the ratio flipped to 63% cab and 37% bed. So much for the “rugged” weekend warriors.
0: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15389588.2019.1632442 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15389588.2019.1...
1: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02760-8#ref-CR1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02760-8#ref-CR1
- ourmandave 1y agoIt used to be about hauling 8' plywood or something. Saw a super duty F-350 extended cab yesterday and I'm not sure the bed was 4'. Suppose it could take a gooseneck hitch for a giant camper trailer.