Trucks and SUVs have become a lot more prevalent in the past decade. The increase in average vehicle weight creates a disproportionate distribution of safety. This video discusses the consequences and solutions to this problem.

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VICE American Cars Are Now Almost As Big As the Tanks That Won WWII: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkbxz...

Consumer Reports The Hidden Dangers of BIG Trucks: https://www.consumerreports.org/car-s...

Jalopnik Trucks And SUVs Are Now Over 80 Percent Of New Car Sales In The U.S.: https://jalopnik.com/trucks-and-suvs-...

Edmunds Most Popular Cars in America: https://www.edmunds.com/most-popular-...

NPR Why Americans Are Buying More Trucks And SUVs Than Cars: https://www.npr.org/2016/05/09/477301...

Pounds that Kill: The External Costs of Vehicle Weight: https://static1.squarespace.com/stati...

University of Buffalo Passenger car drivers are more likely to die in crashes with SUVs, regardless of crash safety ratings : https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases...

IIHS SUVs no longer pose outsize risk to car occupants, but pickup compatibility lags: https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/suvs...

IIHS New study suggests today's SUVs are more lethal to pedestrians than cars: https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/new-...

IIHS SUVs, other large vehicles often hit pedestrians while turning: https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/suvs...

13 Investigates reveals hidden dangers in your vehicle's 'blind zone': https://www.wthr.com/article/news/inv...

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Bic Cars Are Killing Americans: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc...

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