Save $20 on an annual subscription to Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Engineers, planners, politicians, and advocates all around the world are trying to improve their cities and build more great walkable places with viable alternatives to driving. But there's a looming trend that could undo all of that hard work: the growth of SUVs and light trucks. This could all be solved if these pathetic suburbanites could just buy small cars, station wagons, or minivans instead. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes Mastodon: @notjustbikes@notjustbikes.com NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw Script by Nicole Conlan and Jason Slaughter --- References and Further Reading Tell Automakers: Fix front-end blind zones - Consumer Reports Petition https://action.consumerreports.org/20221116_stop_blindspots CityNerd: Problems with Pickup Trucks (Nebula) https://nebula.tv/videos/citynerd-problems-with-pickup-trucks-why-the-growing-share-of-large-vehicles-is-bad-for-everyone?ref=notjustbikes New Car Assessment Program https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/12/16/2015-31323/new-car-assessment-program SUVs, pickup trucks more likely to hit pedestrians than cars, study finds https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/03/17/suvs-pickups-pedestrian-fatalities-rise/7075333001/ The Ultimate List of Driving Statistics for 2023 https://driving-tests.org/driving-statistics/ All history (including auto industry research of SUV buyers) is from: High and Mighty: SUVs-the World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way Keith Bradsher [ISBN 9781586481230] https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/832299 Trucks And SUVs Are Now Over 80 Percent Of New Car Sales In The U.S. https://jalopnik.com/trucks-and-suvs-are-now-over-80-percent-of-new-car-sale-1848427797 Mindgames on wheels - How advertising sold false promises of safety and superiority with SUVs https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebd0080238e863d04911b51/t/6065dbeb73734b58372d797b/1617288180453 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 1997 (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/juanelo242a/48129421276 Sherman tank by Nyttend - Own work, Public Domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16709601 Carsized.com https://carsized.com/ Global SUV sales set another record in 2021, setting back efforts to reduce emissions https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/growth-in-co2-emissions-by-energy-sub-sector-from-2010-to-2021 Kids and Cars https://www.kidsandcars.org/ https://www.kidsandcars.org/how-kids-get-hurt/frontovers/ Experiment involving SUV reveals hidden danger for small children https://www.kmbc.com/article/experiment-involving-suv-reveals-hidden-danger-for-small-children/28509643 SUVs second biggest cause of emissions rise, figures reveal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/oct/25/suvs-second-biggest-cause-of-emissions-rise-figures-reveal U.S. Pedestrian Fatalities Rise, While European Pedestrian Fatalities Fall https://www.planetizen.com/news/2019/07/105095-us-pedestrian-fatalities-rise-while-european-pedestrian-fatalities-fall Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths Skyrocket in 2018 as Motorists Stay Safe https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/06/18/cyclist-and-pedestrian-deaths-skyrocket-in-2018-as-motorists-stay-safe/ Why are US drivers killing so many pedestrians? https://cityobservatory.org/why-are-us-drivers-killing-so-many-pedestrians/ https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/suvs-other-large-vehicles-often-hit-pedestrians-while-turning National Survey on Distracted Driving Attitudes and Behaviors https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/811729.pdf The Car Cushion Hypothesis: Bigger Cars Lead to More Risk Taking—Evidence from Behavioural Data https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10603-022-09511-w You Don’t Need A Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume https://www.thedrive.com/news/26907/you-dont-need-a-full-size-pickup-truck-you-need-a-cowboy-costume City drivers 'should think twice' before buying SUVs https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56647128 Pickup Trucks - From Workhorse to Joyride https://www.axios.com/ford-pickup-trucks-history Transportation Alternatives - The Problem with Bigger Cars https://www.transalt.org/newsletter/september-2-mcguinness-update-queens-open-streets-the-problem-with-bigger-cars Unlicensed Driver Is Charged in Death of Baby in Stroller https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/nyregion/bronx-driver-kills-child.html Tyre Extinguishers https://www.tyreextinguishers.com/ EUROPEAN VEHICLE MARKET STATISTICS https://eupocketbook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pocketbook_2022_23_Web.pdf European new car market starts 2021 with record market share for SUVs https://www.jato.com/european-new-car-market-starts-2021-with-record-market-share-for-suvs/ Safety consequences of vehicle size & weight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExQUGk12S8U This video contains content licensed from Getty Images