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Truck bloat is killing us, new crash data reveals (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by brihuang95@sopuli.xyz to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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[–] Stillhart@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because people stopped buying them. They decided they'd rather be safer at the expense of everyone else on the road. 'Merka! Fuck yeah!

[–] Magrath@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually regulations killed them.

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lack thereof. Relaxed emissions standards on larger vehicles meant that manufacturers could save cost by making their vehicles bigger and bigger.

So that's what they did. They stopped selling smaller trucks to avoid regulation and pushed the idea that they were safer (for the person inside them) and part of an adventure freedom fantasy for suburban families.

A flat emissions standard for all non-commercial vehicles would have prevented that.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Okay so bad regulation killed them.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

So..... not welcome to 30 years ago.

And haven't you heard the idea that CAFE standards increased the size of vehicles?