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Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm sorry, their problem is that the massive trucks are somehow in danger because they weren't designed to handle being hit by a vehicle less than half its size?

What a ridiculous statement.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

That's not what they are saying at all. They're saying small vehicles aren't even safe in crashes with other small vehicles, let alone with bigger vehicles.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They took a street legal Smart ForTwo…

Then crashed it into a little electric truck and a golf cart…

And they want stuff to be as safe as the Smart car.