You're more likely to die from a car crash today than you were 20 years ago.

Jul 11, 2024
11:25:10am

Magneto Starter

The main reason is due to the size of vehicles. An accident with two pickup trucks is a lot more mass to stop than say two small cars crashing into each other.

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Magneto

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Have you all noticed that houses and cars just seem bigger now?

Zoobieman

Jul 11, 8:09am

Trucks are excessively large. Especially the front ends.

IGlowInTheDark

Jul 11, 8:12am

It’s almost like they’re designed for a group of people compensating for some other deficiency 🤔

spinner

Jul 11, 9:01am

You are not imagining it. You can pick any model that's existed for the past 15

Madam Pattirini

Jul 11, 8:13am

Now I'm actually wondering about mass. But for sure and dimensions.

Madam Pattirini

Jul 11, 8:13am

for Honda, is seems the new CRV is nearly the same size as the original Pilot

Blue Ridge

Jul 11, 8:35am

Yet Ford did away with the Excursion 20 years ago because it was "too big."

volleyjiver

Jul 11, 8:14am

Guess it's time to bring it back

JayOwen

Jul 11, 8:16am

It's just called the Expedition now

Waschlappen

Jul 11, 8:19am

Actually it's not. The Expedition and Excursion were in production at the same time. They just did away with the

WDaddy

Jul 11, 8:23am

Wasn't the Excursion built on the Super Duty chassis?

Captain Rex

Jul 11, 8:28am

Yes, it was much larger than the Expedition.

Japan Coug

Jul 11, 8:44am

Yes. I still drive mine. Diesel. 238k miles. It’s awesome.

Idacoug

Jul 11, 8:59am

Vehicle size is government irresponsibllity

Lifi

Jul 11, 8:15am

Yep. The Mitsubishi Mirage is the last small ICE car, and it's being canceled

cvd6262

Jul 11, 8:55am

Americans also hate driving small cars so I’m not sure the market would be there

Pepe

Jul 11, 10:09am

We are so stupid.

dYrtbYkerYder

Jul 11, 10:51am

This trend will probably reverse with Ozempic becoming more common.

gangbusters

Jul 11, 8:16am

Hopefully. Giant pickup trucks are a menace

TNT

Jul 11, 8:19am

But TNT could fit a full size bed in Giant pickup to sleep in.

JayOwen

Jul 11, 8:22am

This is true. But still

TNT

Jul 11, 8:23am

It would also be a good place to stock his Diet Dr Pepper creamy coconut

JayOwen

Jul 11, 8:28am

Great picture demonstrating the size change in trucks

WorfoSAUR

Jul 11, 8:21am

The bigger the better. I see houses getting smaller in my area though.

HomeGrownCoug

Jul 11, 8:22am

Hey man, this is a family board!

WDaddy

Jul 11, 8:23am

RE: Hey man, this is a family board!

HomeGrownCoug

Jul 11, 8:30am

There’s an inverse relationship between house size and property size. Houses

elmerfudd

Jul 11, 8:27am

True but sad! I’d rather have a big lot with a more modest sized home

IntelCougar

Jul 11, 11:47am

I love it when I go back east and I don't have endless number of pickup trucks

EM_Puma

Jul 11, 8:51am

Yeah, there are no big trucks in Texas or the southern states at all.

cvd6262

Jul 11, 8:56am

No big trucks in all those farming flyover states either. Toyota Corollas hauling all that farm gear.

WDaddy

Jul 11, 9:01am

The median size of a house in the US in the 60's was 1,500sf. Today it's 2,800sf in UT. Much of the increase in housing

HarlemCoug

Jul 11, 9:22am

And family size has declined

Lifi

Jul 11, 1:29pm

True, and it’s very hard to find new build homes that are under 1,500 sq feet.

Spindash

Jul 11, 2:01pm

Well people seem to be "bigger" now days as well, makes sense they need a bigger

Dynomite

Jul 11, 10:23am

You're more likely to die from a car crash today than you were 20 years ago.

Magneto

Jul 11, 11:25am

But how likely are you to get into a crash today versus yesteryear?

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