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The Reason Why Are Trucks Getting Bigger

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173 points yasp | 3 comments | 11 Aug 22 13:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.63s | 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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q-big ◴[11 Aug 22 14:04 UTC] No.32425765[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.

Just a consideration: Would integrating 5-point harnesses and an rollover cage into these trucks help to mitigate this problem? (I am of course aware that the latter would make to truck even heavier)

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1. Arrath ◴[11 Aug 22 15:00 UTC] No.32426790[source]▶
Having relatively recently been in a rollover accident in a truck I found the rollover protection to be quite sufficient. The A/B pillars didn't appreciably deform and the roof didn't cave in at all.
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2. bena ◴[11 Aug 22 15:15 UTC] No.32426994[source]▶
Yes, because you survived. If you hadn't survived, you wouldn't be able to tell us this. Consider you may have just been lucky. Or would you care to repeat the experience a few more times so we can get data?
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3. Arrath ◴[11 Aug 22 16:43 UTC] No.32428403[source]▶
Naw, but by all means you're welcome to give it a go.