there is not more to it than that, safety standards in the 80’s were “good luck and god bless”, safety standards and demands from consumers currently and for the last couple decades are looking to protect children from being decapitated in automobile accidents, and have dictated the size and weight of what’s being demanded and produced. SUV’s make up the VAST oversized majority of the massive vehicles on the roads now, trucks/utility vehicles a VAST undersized minority. this argument is being made in a echo chamber, the issue is safety, and you’re not going to convince families to put their children in the “yolo mobiles” of the last century, when literal tanks are on offer.
there is not more to it than that, safety standards in the 80’s were “good luck and god bless”, safety standards and demands from consumers currently and for the last couple decades are looking to protect children from being decapitated in automobile accidents, and have dictated the size and weight of what’s being demanded and produced. SUV’s make up the VAST oversized majority of the massive vehicles on the roads now, trucks/utility vehicles a VAST undersized minority. this argument is being made in a echo chamber, the issue is safety, and you’re not going to convince families to put their children in the “yolo mobiles” of the last century, when literal tanks are on offer.
Vehicles have only gotten comically oversized in the US. Are you saying european and asian families do not care about their children?
The F-150 is the top selling vehicle in the US.
ok, and?
“Though SUVs still dominate the market—more than 8 million sold in 2018 vs. just shy of 3 million trucks—the larger, quieter cabins and improved fuel economy of pickups continue to draw interest from families and outdoor-adventure shoppers.”