Copperhead wrote:
gmw photos wrote:
Copperhead wrote:
gmw photos wrote:
Actually it's the class eight trucks that are over represented in the crash and fatality statistics compared to the number registered vehicles.
So does that imply that class eight trucks have inadequate payload capacity.
Not on a per 1 million mile basis. Accidents on a per million mile basis is lower with commercial heavy trucks than on a per million mile basis with autos in general. FMCSA data bears that out. True, fatalities may be higher on average in relation to accident frequency, but that is simply a measure of the vehicles involved. If an auto with a family does something stupid that puts them under 80,000 lb (legal weight well within the vehicle capability) of truck and freight in an accident, they are likely to end up in the morgue. And the data also shows that 80% of those fatality accidents were the fault of the auto or pickup, not the heavy truck. It is extremely rare that the commercial heavy truck was loaded above it's rating.
Actually, apparently both, crashes and fatalities:
"Key in that study — which includes latest-available data up through 2013 — is that commercial vehicles are disproportionately involved in crashes on the road. Heavy trucks and buses accounted for about 4% of registered vehicles and 9% of total miles driven, but were involved in 13% of accidents and 13% of overall traffic fatalities, according to FMCSA's data for 2013."
"Trucks and buses are overrepresented in traffic crashes," said FMCSA Chief Safety Officer Jack Van Steenburg.
But again, 80% of those accidents with commercial trucks were the fault of the auto/pickup operator. That is also a factoid from the same FMCSA.
So is that to imply that 80% of the crashes involving F150's towing over payload were caused by other drivers. Let's consider that factoid. How about F250's ? F350's ? Anybody ? Hello ? Bueller ? Bueller ?
