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The Reason Why Are Trucks Getting Bigger

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173 points yasp | 2 comments | 11 Aug 22 13:06 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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lom ◴[11 Aug 22 13:54 UTC] No.32425587[source]▶
You’ll be happy to know that pickups are actually more dangerous for their driver. Mostly because they’re more likely to spin out or roll over.
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1. rascul ◴[11 Aug 22 14:42 UTC] No.32426448[source]▶
I've seen this line before, are there numbers to back it up?
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2. buescher ◴[11 Aug 22 15:45 UTC] No.32427490[source]▶
Not too hard to look them up. It used to be so, before stability control systems. Not anymore.