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The Reason Why Are Trucks Getting Bigger

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173 points yasp | 1 comments | 11 Aug 22 13:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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pneumatic1 ◴[11 Aug 22 13:44 UTC] No.32425438[source]▶
"Bigger trucks pose a greater hazard to pedestrians and smaller vehicles"

It's an arms race.

I used to live near a couple who were both doctors in the ER and they both drive the biggest trucks that they could find because they saw that people in large trucks tended to be fare better in accidents.

I have a small sedan for myself and a smallish SUV for my wife and kids. I feel pressure to upgrade both to something larger.

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jahnu ◴[11 Aug 22 13:47 UTC] No.32425481[source]▶
They may have seen that but is it actually true? Is there high quality evidence for this?
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1. kgwgk ◴[11 Aug 22 13:54 UTC] No.32425602[source]▶
Even if it was, they could be objectively worse. For example, because they are more likely to be involved minor accidents. (Think of the well-known example of low-weight births having better survival rates for smoking mothers.)