Originally Posted By: RN89
So I saw this same post on another forum and many were saying something along the lines of, "your truck isn't as tough as you thought it was.."
But, theoretically, wouldn't my full sized pickup "win" in a crash against a smaller vehicle? Doesn't the heavier vehicle have the advantage? Not to mention the sheer size of a full-size truck, higher front end, more space from point of impact and driver, among the many other advantages a truck has over a car.
I'm no crash test engineer, but these are just my thoughts and a few of the reasons I choose to drive a large truck.
Yeah, that's the problem with the crash regs as is. The bigger vehicle has to be proportionally tougher to pass the tests, making it more dangerous for smaller vehicles.
Don't get over confident though, I drove by a new F150 whose driver must've been texting or something as they drove head on into the front corner of a transport truck waiting to turn left... It was basically the real life version of this test, no news anywhere on it though so probably the driver is fine. Another foot over though...
So I saw this same post on another forum and many were saying something along the lines of, "your truck isn't as tough as you thought it was.."
But, theoretically, wouldn't my full sized pickup "win" in a crash against a smaller vehicle? Doesn't the heavier vehicle have the advantage? Not to mention the sheer size of a full-size truck, higher front end, more space from point of impact and driver, among the many other advantages a truck has over a car.
I'm no crash test engineer, but these are just my thoughts and a few of the reasons I choose to drive a large truck.
Yeah, that's the problem with the crash regs as is. The bigger vehicle has to be proportionally tougher to pass the tests, making it more dangerous for smaller vehicles.
Don't get over confident though, I drove by a new F150 whose driver must've been texting or something as they drove head on into the front corner of a transport truck waiting to turn left... It was basically the real life version of this test, no news anywhere on it though so probably the driver is fine. Another foot over though...