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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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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 122 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Just gonna keep posting this

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 45 points 1 year ago

tfw your Silverado has worse forward obstruction visibility than an M1 Abrams MBT

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both hilarious and infuriating.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago

I love how they throw in a peterbuilt and an M1 Abraham for reference lol

[–] Spaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago

This is posted in metric so it doesn't apply to the U.S.

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And it doesn't even properly show how long and wide those vehicles are.

Truck and SUV size has gotten absolutely ridiculous.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

They barely fit in parking spaces. Usually you see the ass of them sticking out.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They should make a version of the chart with model years included. I need a truck for work, but I'll be looking for a 90's or older next because the new ones are all too tall with no real utility benefit.