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Lovely in theory until:
Only 2 v 5 people meaning more round trips Significantly less load meaning more round trips Much nicer to drive Poor crash rating, less safe.
It’s almost as if the industry has been formed by the popular choice among the people. Isn’t that quaint.
The safety of the bigger trucks comes at cost to those around it. Statistically pedestrians, drivers, and passengers struck by larger vehicles are far more likely to sustain serious injury or die. The idea that we should drive larger vehicles because those inside of it are safer has lead and will continue to lead to a spiral where we drive progressively larger vehicles to the detriment of literally everyone.
The reason large trucks exist has nothing to do with some kind of democratic capitalism. It's to get around emission laws in the US. The larger a vehicle is the more emissions they are allowed to produce so rather than create more efficient engines it's more cost effective to simply build a larger vehicle. The trend of purchasing progressively larger vehicles is driven by marketing. Market forces are not natural phenomena like a tide; they're manufactured.