Large pickup truck models are the top three selling vehicles in the US, now holding over a 20% share of all new vehicle sales. The Ford F Series, the Ram, and the Chevy Silverado dominate car sales, and the growing share of heavy vehicles on the road creates problems for the efficiency, sustainability, and safety of our transportation system.
This video explores the evolution of truck size over the past 40 years, how they're marketed, and a bit of the science around why this growing segment is so hazardous to other transportation system users.
Other CityNerd videos referenced in this video:
- The Stroad Ecosystem Examined: [ Ссылка ]
Other Resources:
- "The Hidden Danger of Big Trucks" by Keith Barry for Consumer Reports, available at [ Ссылка ]
- The 2021 EPA Automotive Trends Report, acailable at [ Ссылка ]
- "Top 25 Bestselling Cars, Trucks, and SUVs of 2021" by Joey Capparella from Car and Driver, available at [ Ссылка ]
- "GM squeezes pounds and pennies to attack Ford's pickup profit machine" by Joseph White for Reuters, available at [ Ссылка ]
- "Why Annual Pickup Truck Sales Have More Than Doubled Over The Last Decade" by Jim Gorzelany for Forbes: [ Ссылка ]
- "Big Cars Are Killing Americans" by Angie Schmitt for The Atlantic, available at [ Ссылка ]
- "As Autos Sales Fall, Shoppers Snap Up Pickup Trucks" by Jerry Hirsch for Forbes, available at [ Ссылка ]
- "Pounds That Kill: The External
Costs of Vehicle Weight" by Michael L. Anderson and Maximilian Auffhammer, from Review of Economic Studies, available at [ Ссылка ]
Photo/Video Credits:
- VW Golf By Kazuyanagae, CC BY-SA 4.0, [ Ссылка ]
- 1975 Honda Civic By Fletcher6 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [ Ссылка ]
- 2015 Honda Civic By Alexander Migl - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, [ Ссылка ]
- 1992 Chevy Tahoe By Akdylan18 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [ Ссылка ]
- 1980_Datsun_Pickup By Lee Mills - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [ Ссылка ]
- Datsun_620_truck By Muyo - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [ Ссылка ]
- Chevrolet_Luv_1600_1978 By order_242 from Chile - Chevrolet Luv 1600 1978, CC BY-SA 2.0, [ Ссылка ]
- 14_GMC_Sierra_2500HD_(MIAS_'14) By Bull-Doser - Own work, Public Domain, [ Ссылка ])
- Monster Truck pics by CraigL from Pixabay
- Chevy Silverado ad from [ Ссылка ]
- F-450_coal_rolling_Monster(By Salvatore Arnone - [ Ссылка ] , CC BY 3.0, [ Ссылка ])
- Landscaper truck By Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, [ Ссылка ]
- Juvenile furniture truck By OckhamTheFox, CC BY 3.0, [ Ссылка ]
- Toyota Corolla By Kevauto - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, [ Ссылка ]
- Airbags By Pineapple fez - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [ Ссылка ]
- Pickup truck vector Image by Susrut Mishra from Pixabay
- Crumple zone By Fotograf: Stefan Lampert. Users Ahellwig, Sebastian8939, Saiki on de.wikipedia - Feuerwehr Meerane, Public Domain, [ Ссылка ]
- Leaning Tower of Pisa Image by Please Don't sell My Artwork AS IS from Pixabay
- Pickup truck on beach By Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - Oceano Beach Flag Truck, CC BY-SA 2.0, [ Ссылка ]
- Lowrider By dave_7 from Canada - Ford truck lowrider, CC BY 2.0, [ Ссылка ]
Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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