These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us

Save $20 on an annual subscription to Nebula: go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Engineers, planners, politicians, and advocates all around the world are trying to improve their cities and build more great walkable places with viable alternatives to driving. But there's a looming trend that could undo all of that hard work: the growth of SUVs and light trucks. This could all be solved if these pathetic suburbanites could just buy small cars, station wagons, or minivans instead. Patreon: patreon.com/notjustbikes Reddit: reddit.com/r/notjustbikes Mastodon: @notjustbikes@notjustbikes.com NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel):    / @njblive   Script by Nicole Conlan and Jason Slaughter --- References and Further Reading Tell Automakers: Fix front-end blind zones - Consumer Reports Petition action.consumerreports.org/20221116_stop_blindspot… CityNerd: Problems with Pickup Trucks (Nebula) nebula.tv/videos/citynerd-problems-with-pickup-tru… New Car Assessment Program www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/12/16/2015-… SUVs, pickup trucks more likely to hit pedestrians than cars, study finds eu.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/03/17/suvs-pickup… The Ultimate List of Driving Statistics for 2023 driving-tests.org/driving-statistics/ All history (including auto industry research of SUV buyers) is from: High and Mighty: SUVs-the World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way Keith Bradsher [ISBN 9781586481230] www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/832299 Trucks And SUVs Are Now Over 80 Percent Of New Car Sales In The U.S. jalopnik.com/trucks-and-suvs-are-now-over-80-perce… Mindgames on wheels - How advertising sold false promises of safety and superiority with SUVs static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebd0080238e863d049… Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 1997 (modified) www.flickr.com/photos/juanelo242a/48129421276 Sherman tank by Nyttend - Own work, Public Domain commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16709601 Carsized.com carsized.com/ Global SUV sales set another record in 2021, setting back efforts to reduce emissions www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/growth-in-c… Kids and Cars www.kidsandcars.org/ www.kidsandcars.org/how-kids-get-hurt/frontovers/ Experiment involving SUV reveals hidden danger for small children www.kmbc.com/article/experiment-involving-suv-reve… SUVs second biggest cause of emissions rise, figures reveal www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/201… U.S. Pedestrian Fatalities Rise, While European Pedestrian Fatalities Fall www.planetizen.com/news/2019/07/105095-us-pedestri… Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths Skyrocket in 2018 as Motorists Stay Safe usa.streetsblog.org/2019/06/18/cyclist-and-pedestr… Why are US drivers killing so many pedestrians? cityobservatory.org/why-are-us-drivers-killing-so-… www.iihs.org/news/detail/suvs-other-large-vehicles… National Survey on Distracted Driving Attitudes and Behaviors www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/811729.pdf The Car Cushion Hypothesis: Bigger Cars Lead to More Risk Taking—Evidence from Behavioural Data link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10603-022-09511… You Don’t Need A Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume www.thedrive.com/news/26907/you-dont-need-a-full-s… City drivers 'should think twice' before buying SUVs www.bbc.com/news/business-56647128 Pickup Trucks - From Workhorse to Joyride www.axios.com/ford-pickup-trucks-history Transportation Alternatives - The Problem with Bigger Cars www.transalt.org/newsletter/september-2-mcguinness… Unlicensed Driver Is Charged in Death of Baby in Stroller www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/nyregion/bronx-driver-k… Tyre Extinguishers www.tyreextinguishers.com/ EUROPEAN VEHICLE MARKET STATISTICS eupocketbook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pocket… European new car market starts 2021 with record market share for SUVs www.jato.com/european-new-car-market-starts-2021-w… Safety consequences of vehicle size & weight    • Safety consequences of vehicle size a...   This video contains content licensed from Getty Images