84 mpg three wheel $7000 car made in USA due in 2015

Do you really think that a 3500 lb. car will be that much safer when dealing with a 80K lb. truck??

 

The weight of the vehicle is certainly no guarantee of the outcome of getting rammed by a 40+ ton object. The strength of the structure would play a much bigger role. Heck, a super lightweight vehicle with an ultra strong cage could "bounce" off the larger vehicle.

I would think your chances of surviving a collision of that magnitude are far greater in a modern sub-compact than say.... A 70s era sedan.

 

Having been a truck driver I have seen and been in a few nasty accidents. Its almost always the cars fault! I dont care what your in you get hit by a fully loaded 40,000 to 45,000 truck your in a world of pain. Iv watched cars get pancacked and even hit a mustang that cut me off. There wasnt anything left..... A 2500 dodge cut me off in NY and that was all she wrote I didnt get a ticket but the driver went to ICU and the truck is no more. That was at 25mph....

 

I never cut off trucks because I know they can't stop or slow down too fast.. If everyone did this there would be far fewer accidents.. People need to give each more room on the highways so you have a better safety cushion and possibly an evasive route to escape a situation..

 

We could do a better job of routing trucks around towns and villages where they are likely to encounter lots of smaller vehicles. Local pickup and delivery is fine, but around here, trucks try to maneuver in tight quarters due to stupid GPS devices routing them through the center of town vs. the state highway 200 yards away. They are also doing a number on the roads themselves. Do you know what a 40 ton truck does to asphalt stopping downhill dozens of times every day? One busy intersection here got so bad that I avoided it if at all possible for months until it was recently re-built at great expense to the taxpayers.

 

Yup did the same thing Brian.. Sold the bike years ago but the lessons learned have enhanced my driving skills in general..

 

Unfortunately routes are preset by most carriers it isn't just GPS its pre routed GPS systems Qualcomm is the main one. You go off route you get docked miles ( pay ). The trucks do a real number on roads for sure but a ton of my deliveries where in the city which meant driveng in the city not the freeway. Its such a pita! Chicago o man Chicago lets not forget Philly. I am glad I don't drive anymore everybody is in such a hurry to get there and trucks get a bad rap because most people have never tried to drive one. If you havnt been in the seat you will never understand or your a complete idiot super trucker…. Ya they exist too. I swear some of them really think they are cowboys but thats a very very small percentage. Most want a paycheck and to be alive to see there families! It isn't the good old days of drive to fall over its very heavily regulated now.