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US pick-up trucks becoming larger, more hazardous to pedestrians and occupants of smaller vehicles: report

2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD Gains made in size and weight appears to be a byproduct of each passing vehicle model generation, and this seems to be particularly pronounced in the full-size pick-up truck segment that […]

Pick-ups are getting too big and dangerous

Some pick-ups currently on the North American market, like the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, don’t offer automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection as standard. Ford, Honda, Nissan and Toyota all offer the tech as standard, while General Motors and Stellantis told Consumer Reports they will give their trucks AEB by 2022. Supplied The big, flat grilles on modern pick-ups aren’t great for visibility. Or for pedestrian safety. On top of this, trucks aren’t as good at avoiding crashes. “Pickups and other large vehicles routinely do worse in our emergency handling and braking tests,” says Jake Fisher, CR’s senior director of auto testing. And when a truck and car collide, the car’s driver is 1.59 times more likely to die than in two-vehicle crashes without a pickup involved, according to the IIHS.

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