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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] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And if you get it from Japan it's right hand drive so visibility of the incoming lane is crap as well...

Also, for Kei trucks specifically, cab over engine vehicles are unsafe in frontal collisions no matter what, even modern ones, that's why there's no regular passenger vehicle built like that anymore and it's only heavier vehicles that have this setup, they don't fall under the same safety regulations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

Conclusions: Although we are generally concerned that drivers of small vehicles suffer more severe injuries, our results suggest that, for real-world accidents, K-cars provide similar safety for drivers involved in frontal collisions as standard vehicles in low delta V impact conditions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Not all Kei cars are Kei trucks with cab over wheels.

"Low delta V impact". I'm sure a car from the 50s deals with front collisions at 30kph fairly well, but go watch a crash test at highway speeds and tell me you would feel safe.