Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:

  • l/r same bed size

  • r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading

  • r less likely to crash

  • r less fuel consumption and costs

  • r less expensive to repair

  • r easy to park

  • r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns

  • r not participating in road arms race

  • l You get taken serious by your fellow carbrained americans because ““trucks”” are normalized and small handy cars are ridiculed.

So unless you are a fragile piece of human, choose the right one.

  • High_Plains_Drifter@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    1 year ago

    Well, if you don’t care about comfort or safety go with the one on the right. I’d be curious to see how that KEI Truck holds up in a major collision with the average American SUV.

    • mrbubblesort@kbin.social
      9·
      1 year ago

      https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-06/what-drove-japan-s-remarkable-traffic-safety-turnaround

      https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-with-the-most-car-accidents

      https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24499113/

      Long story short, you’re completely incorrect. Driving Japan is scientifically proven to be significantly safer than the US, and one of the reasons for that is the smaller size of car. To quote one of those articles:

      For those who do drive, Japan offers vehicles appropriately scaled to urban life: the kei car, a class of vehicle considerably smaller and lighter than a US subcompact. Regulations restrict the size, power and speed of these microcars; typical modern versions might weigh around 2,400 pounds and have length of about 130 inches — some 4,000 lbs less and 100 inches shorter than a Ford F-150 truck, the best-selling American passenger vehicle.

      From a safety perspective, kei cars have a lot going for them when compared with American-style SUVs and trucks. Their light weight generates less force in a collision, and their stubby front ends reduce driver blind spots. Research suggests that their occupants are equally safe as those inside full-sized vehicles.

      Americans need to stop with the arms race of “bigger is safer”, it’s all bullshit.

    • StandingCat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      This is so TRUE! My next car is gonna be a M4 Sherman, I’m afraid of how my average American SUV holds up to the Silverado 2500 HD on the left.

    • Bik@lemm.eeEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      In normal countries being able to crush smaller cars during a collision isnt usually a selling point :/

    • Got_Bent@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I was thinking the opposite. I met with the business end of one of those little trucks while riding a tiny 50cc Honda scooter back in the nineties. We both walked away unscathed. When all the vehicles are small, catastrophic results seem to decline.

    • yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.eeEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      So you agree that American cars are built with only the passengers safety in mind and people don’t give a shit what happens to the other party?

    • VanillaGorilla@kbin.social
      410·
      1 year ago

      While true, that’s not a point for the American car. That one won’t stand a chance against a train, but nobody would come to the conclusion that everybody should buy a personal train to haul their lawnmower.