When we get to “you are all the same” you expose your prejudices. You are making it crystal clear now…

Now we get to the bottom of it. You are attacking me for being child-free. Got it.

physician heal thy self. You have done a great deal of making this about yourself… attacking a stranger based on one data point.

Yet *I* am the shitty loser. You go off on a stranger based on one data point. I don’t feel bad about my opinion one bit.

And it only gets worse….

Then I am sure you are aware of how the A pillars on cars have grown in response to increased federal frontal crash test requirements. This creates an increased blind spot for drivers that puts pedestrians at greater risk but protects passengers in frontal offset collisions.

The Toyota RAV4, hardly an example of macho-man truck culture, has seen a huge increase in pedestrian accidents as it has grown in size. There are many issues at play here.

The Palisade is a smaller vehicle. It is almost 10” shorter than a Chevrolet Traverse for instance. I never said it was purely for harsh protection. Aerodynamic considerations are also in play.

That isn’t accurate. US crash tests are to protect the passengers. As trucks are heavier, they need more physical material to protect the passengers in crashes. Even the front ends of cars have gotten higher because of the same reasons. Compare the front end of a Honda Accord over 25 years

Light Trucks are much more fuel efficient than they were 15 years ago because of EPA regulations. They certainly still are not as efficient as cars. Of course, the automakers have no control over what people do with them when they leave the lot. nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cg...