What also is happening - at least where I live, in Hawaii - is that mini vehicles from Japan which are over 25 years of age are being imported. They are legally allowed at this age, even though they don't meet US safety standards. Plus their steering wheels are on the right.
@@nicho-uyx1287 You may be aware that when trying to pass other vehicles on two-lane rural roads, it's necessary to be able to see oncoming traffic on the other side of the street. Sitting on the right side of vehicles like these means this view is either compromised or blocked. So yes, that's a hazard.
@@hebneh - The only person you'll be passing in a mini truck is a bicyclist. 🙂 In practice, the view when passing is mostly a safety weenie red herring. Roads aren't perfectly straight with side visual obstructions. It's possible to view the road ahead from around the right side of the car ahead, in the rare occasion that a mini truck is overtaking another vehicle. How often does a right hand drive postal delivery vehicle have a head on collision in a passing lane? Do adults have no responsibility in our modern society? Is there no expectation of a modicum of common sense? Must everything that's different from the majority be regulated out of existence?
All I see are crappy commercials of an idiot teen looking at their phone and being saved by a safety feature on a shitty subaru. Bring back the standard transmission, if you actually have to drive, you tend to pay attention.....
I can buy any US market used car from 1995, register it, insure it, and drive it all over the US no problem. How many US cars from 1995 are any safer than a kei truck from THE SAME YEAR. If kei trucks are so dangerous, let us import newer ones that have safety features that match what's out in the US market now.
I think the big thing here is the IIHS is concerned with mass-market availability of these vehicles. There's always niche cases with home built cars, classic cars, and other categories that are very limited. Often the statistically significant danger is limited because of how limited access is to these. In the case of motorcycles, its hypothetically that there's additional training required. I'm a motorcycle rider. I've taken multiple riding courses and wear protective gear to minimize the danger while still enjoying it. I'm also someone who's purchased and am looking forward to driving a Kei truck. Still, I've considered the consequences of both and have considered the use case to try and minimize the danger. For the Kei truck, I think my state has the right idea: there's a registration class all of its own just for mini trucks. You're able to operate on all public roadways, except interstate highways. The top speed of the truck is such that it would be a hindrance and danger to other drivers on the interstate, as well as myself. On a state highway with a top speed of 55 MPH, the truck will adequately keep up with some capability to go a little faster if I had to. In the city, which is my main use space, most speed limits are 40 MPH or less, which is truly excellent for these trucks and also lessens the severity of crash damage. Should these just drop out onto the market today as an easy option for everyone, most of the public isn't going to aware of the crash danger, due to the standards that have been set over the past 40 years. People just expect any vehicle new enough to have Bluetooth in it to also have airbags, crumple zones, and other modern safety devices. With there being enough people that would buy it on cost alone, we'd likely see a rise in crash fatalities and severe injuries. If they required a special license class, or even had an obvious registration process that presents the purchaser with clear limitations of the use of the vehicle, it would likely go far to protect driver safety at-large and still leave the option for special use cases where the user is clearly aware of or has mitigated the risks. ...or as others have said, just improving the safety and EPA pollution guidelines to reenable small trucks to be developed with modern safety standards at the core of its design. As it is, a manufacurer just can't build a small truck in a way that can be profitable for them. As fun as the classic Kei is, I'd certainly a modern replacement of similar size that had special safety features added to protect the occupants of the cab and to enhance control and stability to avoid crashes in the first place. I can only imagine how nice it would be to then be able to purchase parts locally and actually have a domestically supported truck...
What state is this? My state is actively trying to ban anything under the size of a Chevy Tahoe and still calls itself a green state that’s pushing forward with zero emission cars
Lie #1 "minitrucks are for hauling cargo off-road." Apparently, they have never been to Japan, Panama, Italy, well, almost any country you can possibly think of. These trucks were designed for the road, then adapted to become LSV, not the other way around.
They’re only legally authorized for off-road use in the US despite how they’re driven in regular traffic in many other countries with far less strict vehicle safety requirements.
@@hebneh Not really true in my state you can license those trucks. You guys should quit whining about it don't drive one if it scares you and if you do accept the fact that they are not as safe in a collision. They're still a hell of a lot safer than motorcycles so I really don't see the big fuss.
"These minitrucks should not be allowed on public roads because they're death traps." _Takes off down the highway on a motorcycle without a helmet._ I'm looking at you, Rhode Island.
Ten year old video and all the comments are from the last month. Interesting. It seems to me that it's the OTHER cars, not the LSV's that are dangerous -- to those outside them. Are we going to ban bicycles, crosswalks, and the Amish from public roads too?
I think part of that is the 25 year import rule isn't that old, and more people are buying these things now. Honestly, I'll take my chances, (and putting my money where my mouth is, I am, I own one) I keep in mind that these things are driven all around the world and they don't have any more crashes than any other type of vehicle. Its very utilitarian, and gets great mileage, here in the us, we don't offer anything like that. Just over priced gas guzzling huge junk.
@@JimsEquipmentShed - I drive a 2002 GEM - also mentioned in the video. It's not imported. I think it's been registered on and off in New York State since it rolled off the line. "Taking your chances" is about it. I also ride a bike in traffic. Generally in the GEM, I stick to side roads and stay hyper vigilant.
The Japanese mini trucks main problem is that the crew cabin doubles as the crumple zone, with grave consequences for anyone unfortunate enough to be on board at the time of collision! I recognised that immediately opon first seeing the original Honda Acty vehicles in London during the 1980's and after inspection of two which had sustained frontal impact I realised that I couldn't drive these things in London traffic. I felt safer on my motorcycle or in my original Mini car.
Motorcycles don't carry an illusion of safety like vehicles do. Additionally motorcycle weight less than 500lbs (most of the time) and don't pose any real threat to other drivers
Those mini trucks are designed for road use. They aren't as safe as newer vehicles in a crash but they're still a hell of a lot safer than motorcycles and most older pre 1960s cars with basically no crash protection. As for the golf carts yeah everyone knows those are super unsafe if you get hit, just use common sense and don't go on roads where the speed of traffic is faster than you can drive. On city streets they're reasonably safe but you'd be crazy to take on on the interstate. Also most states that allow those on public roads ban them from highways.
The mini truck in this video is Chinese not Japanese. All Japanese kei trucks are right hand drive were the Chinese are left. So probably cheaper then the Japanese version. I have seen videos of kei truck in crashes and the new trucks are a lot stronger then the one used in the test.
Even new Japanese Kei cars and trucks don’t have crumble zones still (or at least enough to actually do anything). Although they are adding automatic emergency stop functions to some of them which interesting.
There are left hand drive Japanese kei trucks, made for export to other countries, including the US where the US Coast Guard bought some of them that have now made it onto the surplus market. We now have government regulators telling us we shouldn't be allowed to drive trucks that the government purchased and used.
aaah the tiger truck! A "updated" Chinese license version of the carry! Id assume its pretty similar as depending on market it even has the same engine "F6A/K6A" as for the USA I think it has a 800cc Cushman motor? other then that same truck mostly. They are far from safe cars when put against a giant American family SUV going 80+ mph but not much is tbh.... But safer then lets say a bike. Sadly I cant imagine it its Nippon counter part doing much better but if you got one with the idea it was safe idk what to tell you.... if you wanna try to increases the safety id add a bull bar, front mount spare rim, and a roll cage. even then I wouldn't put to much trust in it tho. I loved my sambar! infact I loved it so much I just got an acty! XD
How the hell does a snowmobile will get into a crash involving more than 1 vehicle? And also atv were generally used as an offroad vehicle that were not meant for everyday usage
Yeah I can ride on the freeway in many states no helmet on a motorcycle but that vehicle doesn't meet safety standards. Give me a break. Let people sign a waiver or whatever and license it
No, not really even at survivable low speed crashes it's still brutal, you're legs are gonna be fucked unless you got hit at like sub 10 MPH, and at like 30+ you will die if you were to get hit by a small low to the ground car
@@vannjunkin8041 not really. The number of people who would buy these wouldnt hurt them much. Its that they cant practically ban vehicles sold here in the us without causing economic shock. The regulations consider these things, not what manufacturers wallets want. But people always think the man is out to get them.
SUVs and light trucks are the most dangerous cars in the US and have more lax fuel economy standards than smaller cars. The flip side of this video is that SUVs and light trucks are more likely to kill other drivers and pedestrians in accidents than smaller cars are, and the drivers are more likely to die in a rollover than drivers of smaller cars.
Though you are way more likely to get hit by a smaller car and the likelihood of you dying from getting hit by one is like 90% at 30 MPH, getting hit by cars ain't pretty even if you survived you still crippled, legs are broken and skin is scarred from road rash possibly even putting you out of work
if auto industry union workers didn't get paid now nearing $100/hr including fullbennies and pension which almost no consumers do, they wouldn't have to look for cheap alternatives. What working class stiff can afford cars that cost what a HOUSE did only a few decades ago? THAT is the real problem. Pay us $50/hr and we'll buy your "safe" cars.
It legal to buy a motorcycle domestically, a d drive that wherever i please though... So how does a motorcycle stand up to your ford ranger? If youre so worried about driver saftey, why the double standard?
You will learn very soon that you no longer dictate anything we drive in the United States. We will drive what we please and not what you say we can Welcome to the American way 🇺🇸
People that drive these things know the risks, I think they should have the right to drive them and if they die, it's their own fault. Also if you want to ban these things than you might as well ban motorcycles, those are even more dangerous, funnny that theycdont want to do that. We might as well start banning classic cars from the road too with this logic.
Well I guess if everyone had a 20mph car it would be fine. But manufacturers are making ridiculous street cars with hundreds of horsepower. For what? Most municipalities have speed cameras on every block. Instead of Gov't mandated emissions and safety. Why not cap of the zero to 60 speeds and limit top speeds to 50 or 60mph. Which is top highway speed in 99% of the states. These cars would be inherently safer and more efficient.
lol what liberal? Get over it and no most places in the US do not have speed cameras and they are illegal in my state at least. Quit whining and just drive safe.
I never realized that I was putting my life in such peril when my caddy was putzing me around the back nine in our golf cart rental. I’m definitely going to insist the club house gets me one with ten airbags, blind spot warning, and massive 5-mph steel bumpers. Now, not only do I have to worry about my chip shots, but I also have to think about buckling my seatbelt between holes. Geez, golf just isn’t what it use to be. ⛳️
The point of the video just went completely over your head. It's fine for the low speed vehicles to stay in places with low traffic like a golf course. The problem is when they are taken on the road with regular vehicles, which the video is saying in many places they are being allowed to. Golf cart hitting another golf cart you'll get maybe some bruises. F150 hitting a golf cart and you're leaving in a stretcher or a body bag. The last crash test they showed was a golf cart vs a Smart; look at that golf cart driver's head. Now think of what that will be like against any common truck/SUV.
yeah, ive started seeing these vehicles on the roads. I saw the white mini pickup on the freeway the other day in fact and was thinking "God, that is unsafe and narrow" and you really are taking your life into your own hands if you choose to drive that on public highways or roads.
@@JimsEquipmentShed Good point... These tiny trucks are better than motorcycle for sure in low speed crashes. But for high speed i almost feel youd be better off knocked into the grass.
The key phrase is "your life into your own hands". This video strongly recommends against that philosophy. We shouldn't be allowed to make those choices for ourselves. Government regulators should be our permanent mothers, deciding for us what they deem to be acceptably safe, and what isn't.
Jesus died for us all, and rose from the grave to defeat death, so we can have eternal life. please give your lives to him, and repent, he loves you!🙏🙏❤️
You're applying this reasoning concerning mostly Chinese-made low-volume golf carts to Kei-class vehicles using these inapplicable standards - privately legislating via back doors you maintain into state DMVs. But Kei vehicles are real automobiles designed to be driven on public streets, and for most kinds of common collisions they're just as safe as other compact cars. I wish your organization would stop blocking registration of Kei-class vehicles.
Yes, lets put a kei truck against an oversized American-Ego Ford truck and see what happens. Now, lets put a semi-truck against an oversized American-Ego Ford truck and lets see what happens? The issue isn't the vehicle, it is how America structured its infrastructure and laws and created these inflated trucks that should really only be for a select group of businesses and not the general public.
@Will Rivers These cars give off significantly more crash safety illusion thatn motorcycles. You have seat belts and a box around you, that makes people feel safe. Don't crash? Tell that to the next redlight runner heading towards your door.
@@minijaka don't give any false illusion? A helmet in a bad motorcycle crash isn't a comparable false illusion? Pointless statement. His point still stands.
@minijaka and to further it.. bicycles are allowed in traffic? See any false illusions? This sounds definitely like bought lobbyists losing money to a comparable alternative coming up with laughable guidelines meant to direct choices and profit.
Here's a concept I've been working on. How about we let adults be adults? That means making decisions for ourselves. If I choose to buy a mini truck and drive it around town or on back roads, that's my business. I already have a mom. I don't need a quasi government bureaucrat telling me what I can and can't do... for my own safety and well being. If these joyless regulators had their way, there would be no motorcycles, no sports cars, no SUVs, no electric scooters... and everyone would only be allowed to use safe, efficient, government approved public transportation.
Except for the fact that when you die in a crash in one of these vehicles it does affect other people. 1st you've got the police response and investigation into your death the road is going to have been closed for an extended period of time, you take up space and resources in the morgue as they investigate the cause of death. You then cause the insurance companies a loss as they have to pay out for your death, meaning higher insurance rates for everybody else. It also not just you, it's your passengers too, who could be children as well. Your passenger isn't going to do the research into the crash test ratings of a car they don't own like you did when buying it. Also whose not to say that without regulations that there are even crash tests? How are you going to know the safety of a car and make that informed decision?
@@givemeflac - I never really thought of it that way. You're right. Government regulators should do more to protect us. We shouldn't allow anything that's dangerous. We can't trust people to drive cars and trucks no matter how many crumple zones and air bags they have. We should outlaw personal transportation entirely. We should only have safe public transportation, operated by government. We should also eliminate the needless hazards imposed by frivolous trips. Government provided transportation should only take us where government knows that we need to go. We shouldn't be allowed to just travel wherever we want, willy nilly. Your arguments are the collectivist arguments of socialists or communists, based not on the rights and desires of the individual but rather on the collective good of the community. This argument reduces humans to a collective, such as an ant colony or a bee hive. PS - I'm finally driving to the port today to take possession of my little Daihatsu Hijet pickup truck that I imported from Japan. I'm very excited about it, but it's the sort of individual excitement that a collectivist probably can't understand because it doesn't confer any advantage to the collective. It's merely a frivolous act for my own personal enjoyment, and it's a personal possession which collectivists despise, preferring to own nothing and be happy under the altruistic directive of the World Economic Forum.
@@Liberty4Ever Great, wanna talk about the individual? In that hypothetical situation I gave, I got stuck because the roads were shut down because of a crash investigation involving a death. I as the individual was affected. My insurance rates went up because of that death, I as the individual was affected. You just calling something socialist or communist doesn’t mean anything because you’re just saying something thinking you know what it means but you actually don’t. Nobody is impressed anymore when you say those two words because the words socialist and communist have become like The Boy Who Cried Wolf. People like you keep saying those words every time you hear something you don’t like but there is no wolf.
@@Liberty4Ever Also this video was from the IIHS, The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The IIHS is fully funded by all of the insurance companies because they got sick of lax government standards which they saw as causing them losses. So the insurance companies formed the IIHS to shame the auto manufacturers into making safer by doing their own crash tests. This is literally the free market at work.
@@givemeflac - I not only don't have a problem with entities like the IIHS, I love industry groups such as the IIHS. Insurers working together to establish standards to improve safety is a great idea. Setting standards that result in people paying to insure the risks they incur is a market based solution that works for everyone. However, the benefit of this voluntary cooperation all comes to a screeching halt once government mandates auto insurance. The government mandate creates an insurance cartel that works against the consumer. It's sold under the same collectivist ideas you promote for safety. We need government to mandate insurance to force people to be responsible. I've been crashed into by two people without insurance, so government forcing me to buy insurance (thus reducing competition and increasing the price I pay) did nothing to protect me from uninsured motorists. It's simply another redistribution of wealth, forcing me to pay to insure these people who drive without insurance. For decades, I've been paying for uninsured motorist coverage thinking that I was covered when some irresponsible dirtball runs into me without insurance, but when that happened last year, the guy who rear ended me suffered no legal consequences and was even allowed to drive away after he claimed that his large SUV totaled my small SUV because "the brakes failed". When I tried to use my uninsured motorist coverage, the insurance cartel company told me that my uninsured motorist coverage was only for my medical bills which were already covered under my health insurance and didn't cover damage to my vehicle.
What also is happening - at least where I live, in Hawaii - is that mini vehicles from Japan which are over 25 years of age are being imported. They are legally allowed at this age, even though they don't meet US safety standards. Plus their steering wheels are on the right.
You've said exactly what car guys hope.
Same thing here in Florida. I'm doing my part! Bought a 1990 Subaru Sambar van and a 1992 Honda Beat, they're my daily drivers.
Don’t know what right hand drive has to do with anything but I see what you’re saying otherwise.
@@nicho-uyx1287 You may be aware that when trying to pass other vehicles on two-lane rural roads, it's necessary to be able to see oncoming traffic on the other side of the street. Sitting on the right side of vehicles like these means this view is either compromised or blocked. So yes, that's a hazard.
@@hebneh - The only person you'll be passing in a mini truck is a bicyclist. 🙂
In practice, the view when passing is mostly a safety weenie red herring. Roads aren't perfectly straight with side visual obstructions. It's possible to view the road ahead from around the right side of the car ahead, in the rare occasion that a mini truck is overtaking another vehicle. How often does a right hand drive postal delivery vehicle have a head on collision in a passing lane? Do adults have no responsibility in our modern society? Is there no expectation of a modicum of common sense? Must everything that's different from the majority be regulated out of existence?
"40 years of progress" All new cars come with a screen the size of a tablet that could not possibly be a distraction what so ever.
All I see are crappy commercials of an idiot teen looking at their phone and being saved by a safety feature on a shitty subaru.
Bring back the standard transmission, if you actually have to drive, you tend to pay attention.....
Old man yells at cloud
You have a short attention span then, always keep you’re eyes on the road
I can buy any US market used car from 1995, register it, insure it, and drive it all over the US no problem. How many US cars from 1995 are any safer than a kei truck from THE SAME YEAR. If kei trucks are so dangerous, let us import newer ones that have safety features that match what's out in the US market now.
Blame Mercedes for all import laws
Lol any American American car from 95 is safer than that death trap
@@Hosshoggbossdogg94 pontiac transport says otherwise
@@eder7468and the 2001 f150
No worry, you are driving a car with 5 star safety ratings, then get T-Boned by a semi truck at 60 mph.
I think the big thing here is the IIHS is concerned with mass-market availability of these vehicles. There's always niche cases with home built cars, classic cars, and other categories that are very limited. Often the statistically significant danger is limited because of how limited access is to these. In the case of motorcycles, its hypothetically that there's additional training required.
I'm a motorcycle rider. I've taken multiple riding courses and wear protective gear to minimize the danger while still enjoying it. I'm also someone who's purchased and am looking forward to driving a Kei truck. Still, I've considered the consequences of both and have considered the use case to try and minimize the danger. For the Kei truck, I think my state has the right idea: there's a registration class all of its own just for mini trucks. You're able to operate on all public roadways, except interstate highways. The top speed of the truck is such that it would be a hindrance and danger to other drivers on the interstate, as well as myself. On a state highway with a top speed of 55 MPH, the truck will adequately keep up with some capability to go a little faster if I had to. In the city, which is my main use space, most speed limits are 40 MPH or less, which is truly excellent for these trucks and also lessens the severity of crash damage.
Should these just drop out onto the market today as an easy option for everyone, most of the public isn't going to aware of the crash danger, due to the standards that have been set over the past 40 years. People just expect any vehicle new enough to have Bluetooth in it to also have airbags, crumple zones, and other modern safety devices. With there being enough people that would buy it on cost alone, we'd likely see a rise in crash fatalities and severe injuries. If they required a special license class, or even had an obvious registration process that presents the purchaser with clear limitations of the use of the vehicle, it would likely go far to protect driver safety at-large and still leave the option for special use cases where the user is clearly aware of or has mitigated the risks.
...or as others have said, just improving the safety and EPA pollution guidelines to reenable small trucks to be developed with modern safety standards at the core of its design. As it is, a manufacurer just can't build a small truck in a way that can be profitable for them. As fun as the classic Kei is, I'd certainly a modern replacement of similar size that had special safety features added to protect the occupants of the cab and to enhance control and stability to avoid crashes in the first place. I can only imagine how nice it would be to then be able to purchase parts locally and actually have a domestically supported truck...
What state is this? My state is actively trying to ban anything under the size of a Chevy Tahoe and still calls itself a green state that’s pushing forward with zero emission cars
@@75egcg Indiana.
Lie #1 "minitrucks are for hauling cargo off-road."
Apparently, they have never been to Japan, Panama, Italy, well, almost any country you can possibly think of.
These trucks were designed for the road, then adapted to become LSV, not the other way around.
They’re only legally authorized for off-road use in the US despite how they’re driven in regular traffic in many other countries with far less strict vehicle safety requirements.
@@hebneh its almost like automotive lobbying groups have money to make by restricting the use of these vehicles or something
@@bossplayerunit4563 try driving one of those on an interstate lol
@@hebneh You can register them for road use in some / most states
@@hebneh Not really true in my state you can license those trucks. You guys should quit whining about it don't drive one if it scares you and if you do accept the fact that they are not as safe in a collision. They're still a hell of a lot safer than motorcycles so I really don't see the big fuss.
"These minitrucks should not be allowed on public roads because they're death traps."
_Takes off down the highway on a motorcycle without a helmet._
I'm looking at you, Rhode Island.
My belief is that people should be allowed to do what they wish if the risk is only to themselves and not others and that they understand that risk.
Ten year old video and all the comments are from the last month. Interesting.
It seems to me that it's the OTHER cars, not the LSV's that are dangerous -- to those outside them. Are we going to ban bicycles, crosswalks, and the Amish from public roads too?
Because IIHS always disabled comments before!
@@Lulzmango - See, I knew it was interesting! :-)
I think part of that is the 25 year import rule isn't that old, and more people are buying these things now.
Honestly, I'll take my chances,
(and putting my money where my mouth is, I am, I own one)
I keep in mind that these things are driven all around the world and they don't have any more crashes than any other type of vehicle.
Its very utilitarian, and gets great mileage, here in the us, we don't offer anything like that. Just over priced gas guzzling huge junk.
@@JimsEquipmentShed - I drive a 2002 GEM - also mentioned in the video. It's not imported. I think it's been registered on and off in New York State since it rolled off the line. "Taking your chances" is about it. I also ride a bike in traffic. Generally in the GEM, I stick to side roads and stay hyper vigilant.
@@JimsEquipmentShed I want one too. Can’t beat the fuel economy and utility
The Japanese mini trucks main problem is that the crew cabin doubles as the crumple zone, with grave consequences for anyone unfortunate enough to be on board at the time of collision!
I recognised that immediately opon first seeing the original Honda Acty vehicles in London during the 1980's and after inspection of two which had sustained frontal impact I realised that I couldn't drive these things in London traffic.
I felt safer on my motorcycle or in my original Mini car.
I mean it is based on 1960s Van Design, the 1960s aren't known for car safety it took them into 67 to make Seatbelts mandatory
so following your reasoning we should ban motorcycles, right ?
Right. Such a double standard
Trikes and every golf cart in the country. That will go over great.
Nah, your funeral, but dont shame me for getting a Raptor, I aint ending up in liveleak just to get reddit karma for driving the soy truck
Motorcycles don't carry an illusion of safety like vehicles do. Additionally motorcycle weight less than 500lbs (most of the time) and don't pose any real threat to other drivers
if they weren't culturly grandfarthered in there would be more poeple saying to.
Those mini trucks are designed for road use. They aren't as safe as newer vehicles in a crash but they're still a hell of a lot safer than motorcycles and most older pre 1960s cars with basically no crash protection. As for the golf carts yeah everyone knows those are super unsafe if you get hit, just use common sense and don't go on roads where the speed of traffic is faster than you can drive. On city streets they're reasonably safe but you'd be crazy to take on on the interstate. Also most states that allow those on public roads ban them from highways.
Well I better not get in a head on with a Ford ranger lmao
you don't want to rear end a ford pinto in one of these at all LMFAO
Yeah, you should do it with a f350... you'd be safer.
@@nikerailfanningttm9046 True, they literally explode…
Get ready for the memes
"Reducing pollution is an important public goal", until they learn people in other countries walk where Americans go by golf cart.
As an American I’ve never ridden a golf cart in my life. But I’m sure you’re an expert
The staff members in my highschool normally use golf carts to get around the campus, and you’re so right.
The mini truck in this video is Chinese not Japanese. All Japanese kei trucks are right hand drive were the Chinese are left. So probably cheaper then the Japanese version. I have seen videos of kei truck in crashes and the new trucks are a lot stronger then the one used in the test.
Even new Japanese Kei cars and trucks don’t have crumble zones still (or at least enough to actually do anything). Although they are adding automatic emergency stop functions to some of them which interesting.
There are left hand drive Japanese kei trucks, made for export to other countries, including the US where the US Coast Guard bought some of them that have now made it onto the surplus market. We now have government regulators telling us we shouldn't be allowed to drive trucks that the government purchased and used.
aaah the tiger truck! A "updated" Chinese license version of the carry! Id assume its pretty similar as depending on market it even has the same engine "F6A/K6A" as for the USA I think it has a 800cc Cushman motor? other then that same truck mostly. They are far from safe cars when put against a giant American family SUV going 80+ mph but not much is tbh.... But safer then lets say a bike. Sadly I cant imagine it its Nippon counter part doing much better but if you got one with the idea it was safe idk what to tell you.... if you wanna try to increases the safety id add a bull bar, front mount spare rim, and a roll cage. even then I wouldn't put to much trust in it tho. I loved my sambar! infact I loved it so much I just got an acty! XD
Now compare its safety features with a modern mini truck
Now show what happens to motorcycles, snow mobiles and ATVs against a modern pickup. 2024.
How the hell does a snowmobile will get into a crash involving more than 1 vehicle? And also atv were generally used as an offroad vehicle that were not meant for everyday usage
@@Xylozetin Canada they have snowmobile roads that cross with regular traffic roads. I'm guessing maybe possibly in one of those places?
@@Gritt982 There isn't any snowmobile roads, we call em, snow alr
motorcycles have been grandfarthered in to being very difficult to ban for safety reasons, its like banning alcohol.
Yeah I can ride on the freeway in many states no helmet on a motorcycle but that vehicle doesn't meet safety standards. Give me a break. Let people sign a waiver or whatever and license it
Yeah its your risk, its no risk to others. Besides, you passed a different test for that...
Would a bicyclist or motorcyclist walk away? Should we ban those two also? Hello. Why do those have the green light for being in traffic.
No, not really even at survivable low speed crashes it's still brutal, you're legs are gonna be fucked unless you got hit at like sub 10 MPH, and at like 30+ you will die if you were to get hit by a small low to the ground car
Its called practical. They can practically ban this.
@nickrustyson8124 same for a motorbike or bicycle
@gravestoner2488 that's what I thought. It cuts into another manufacturers wallet/Corporation
@@vannjunkin8041 not really. The number of people who would buy these wouldnt hurt them much. Its that they cant practically ban vehicles sold here in the us without causing economic shock. The regulations consider these things, not what manufacturers wallets want. But people always think the man is out to get them.
SUVs and light trucks are the most dangerous cars in the US and have more lax fuel economy standards than smaller cars. The flip side of this video is that SUVs and light trucks are more likely to kill other drivers and pedestrians in accidents than smaller cars are, and the drivers are more likely to die in a rollover than drivers of smaller cars.
Though you are way more likely to get hit by a smaller car and the likelihood of you dying from getting hit by one is like 90% at 30 MPH, getting hit by cars ain't pretty even if you survived you still crippled, legs are broken and skin is scarred from road rash possibly even putting you out of work
@@nickrustyson8124 basically none of that is true but okay
IIHS dont agree with you. Top 10 most fatalities are high volume small cars (accent, mirage and rio) and larger pony cars (camaro and challenger).
Gotta get a battle ram to protect myself from all the other battle rams
And because they've taken everything that isn't a Battle Ram off the market. That is if Battle Ram = Large @$$ pickup truck or a large @$$ SUV.
Then let us import newer models that do have this safety
we need the big cars to protect us from the big cars
if auto industry union workers didn't get paid now nearing $100/hr including fullbennies and pension which almost no consumers do, they wouldn't have to look for cheap alternatives. What working class stiff can afford cars that cost what a HOUSE did only a few decades ago? THAT is the real problem. Pay us $50/hr and we'll buy your "safe" cars.
It legal to buy a motorcycle domestically, a d drive that wherever i please though... So how does a motorcycle stand up to your ford ranger? If youre so worried about driver saftey, why the double standard?
You will learn very soon that you no longer dictate anything we drive in the United States. We will drive what we please and not what you say we can
Welcome to the American way 🇺🇸
*Laughs in motorcycle*
People that drive these things know the risks, I think they should have the right to drive them and if they die, it's their own fault. Also if you want to ban these things than you might as well ban motorcycles, those are even more dangerous, funnny that theycdont want to do that.
We might as well start banning classic cars from the road too with this logic.
Well I guess if everyone had a 20mph car it would be fine. But manufacturers are making ridiculous street cars with hundreds of horsepower. For what? Most municipalities have speed cameras on every block. Instead of Gov't mandated emissions and safety. Why not cap of the zero to 60 speeds and limit top speeds to 50 or 60mph. Which is top highway speed in 99% of the states. These cars would be inherently safer and more efficient.
lol what liberal? Get over it and no most places in the US do not have speed cameras and they are illegal in my state at least. Quit whining and just drive safe.
What about motorcycles? This is ridiculous
I’d feel safer in one of these than in my 1993 VW Golf with no airbags
That Golf still has more crumble zones and a long hood. That said Kei trucks should be allowed
13 years ago and this video is very important and very informative for insurance
I never realized that I was putting my life in such peril when my caddy was putzing me around the back nine in our golf cart rental. I’m definitely going to insist the club house gets me one with ten airbags, blind spot warning, and massive 5-mph steel bumpers. Now, not only do I have to worry about my chip shots, but I also have to think about buckling my seatbelt between holes. Geez, golf just isn’t what it use to be. ⛳️
Flares, don't forget the flares....... ;-)
The point of the video just went completely over your head. It's fine for the low speed vehicles to stay in places with low traffic like a golf course. The problem is when they are taken on the road with regular vehicles, which the video is saying in many places they are being allowed to. Golf cart hitting another golf cart you'll get maybe some bruises. F150 hitting a golf cart and you're leaving in a stretcher or a body bag. The last crash test they showed was a golf cart vs a Smart; look at that golf cart driver's head. Now think of what that will be like against any common truck/SUV.
@@minijaka The joke went over your head like a golf ball.
@@aintitso6310 Look at other comments on this video. There are plenty of people who think exactly like this and are not joking.
@@minijaka I think I replied to the wrong guy. I think you and I are on the same page here.
The driver is the crumple zone
And I'm good with that, I get 48 times the milage of a ford F150. I can also park in a spot, and still be able to open a door to get out.
@@JimsEquipmentShed but imagine being hit by that f150…
yeah, ive started seeing these vehicles on the roads. I saw the white mini pickup on the freeway the other day in fact and was thinking "God, that is unsafe and narrow" and you really are taking your life into your own hands if you choose to drive that on public highways or roads.
Yea, motorcycles are much safer. (Better crumple zones...)
@@JimsEquipmentShed Good point... These tiny trucks are better than motorcycle for sure in low speed crashes. But for high speed i almost feel youd be better off knocked into the grass.
The key phrase is "your life into your own hands". This video strongly recommends against that philosophy. We shouldn't be allowed to make those choices for ourselves. Government regulators should be our permanent mothers, deciding for us what they deem to be acceptably safe, and what isn't.
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Womp womp
Cherry picked a tiger from China with no airbags lol
Im willing to take those risks it is my life in jeopardy after all
These trucks are ideal for so many TAX PAYING small businesses
ITS TIME TO BAN THE CHICKEN TAX, GIVE AMERICANS CHOICES!
The solution is simple and cheap, limit ALL vehicles to some slow speed, maybe the speed of a person jogging. Then, no problems with safety.
Ford Pinto enough said 😄😄😄
what is low speed? they going huge speed fck
My LSV only goes low speed.
You're applying this reasoning concerning mostly Chinese-made low-volume golf carts to Kei-class vehicles using these inapplicable standards - privately legislating via back doors you maintain into state DMVs. But Kei vehicles are real automobiles designed to be driven on public streets, and for most kinds of common collisions they're just as safe as other compact cars. I wish your organization would stop blocking registration of Kei-class vehicles.
These vehicles are safer than motorcycles so they are a little safe
Conclusion:Ktruck is not death trap.
American Road is death trap.
Walking must be illegal in 🇺🇸 😂
If I bought a car I would never sell it (even though it’s out of warranty
Amen
SCREW THAT I HAVE 2 CRUMBLE BUCKETS
Just don’t crash
Cool tho.
Came from bigjigglypandas video😂
Yes, lets put a kei truck against an oversized American-Ego Ford truck and see what happens. Now, lets put a semi-truck against an oversized American-Ego Ford truck and lets see what happens? The issue isn't the vehicle, it is how America structured its infrastructure and laws and created these inflated trucks that should really only be for a select group of businesses and not the general public.
nice way to increase population
(Insert obscenity) government and their regulations.
Crumple Zone,youre in it....
Safety should be the choice of the consumer. NOT the government or 3rd party institution such as the IIHS.
I will happily keep driving my mini truck. Why is such a problem to drive one of these when motorcyclists are allowed to be on the public roads?
Motorcycles don't give off any false illusion of crash protection.
@Will Rivers These cars give off significantly more crash safety illusion thatn motorcycles. You have seat belts and a box around you, that makes people feel safe. Don't crash? Tell that to the next redlight runner heading towards your door.
At least a motorcycle can keep up with traffic. Bicycles are allowed on public roads
@@minijaka don't give any false illusion? A helmet in a bad motorcycle crash isn't a comparable false illusion? Pointless statement. His point still stands.
@minijaka and to further it.. bicycles are allowed in traffic? See any false illusions? This sounds definitely like bought lobbyists losing money to a comparable alternative coming up with laughable guidelines meant to direct choices and profit.
0:56 is dead
Noooooo I'm sure it's just some light bruising.
Here's a concept I've been working on. How about we let adults be adults? That means making decisions for ourselves. If I choose to buy a mini truck and drive it around town or on back roads, that's my business. I already have a mom. I don't need a quasi government bureaucrat telling me what I can and can't do... for my own safety and well being. If these joyless regulators had their way, there would be no motorcycles, no sports cars, no SUVs, no electric scooters... and everyone would only be allowed to use safe, efficient, government approved public transportation.
Except for the fact that when you die in a crash in one of these vehicles it does affect other people. 1st you've got the police response and investigation into your death the road is going to have been closed for an extended period of time, you take up space and resources in the morgue as they investigate the cause of death. You then cause the insurance companies a loss as they have to pay out for your death, meaning higher insurance rates for everybody else.
It also not just you, it's your passengers too, who could be children as well. Your passenger isn't going to do the research into the crash test ratings of a car they don't own like you did when buying it. Also whose not to say that without regulations that there are even crash tests? How are you going to know the safety of a car and make that informed decision?
@@givemeflac - I never really thought of it that way. You're right. Government regulators should do more to protect us. We shouldn't allow anything that's dangerous. We can't trust people to drive cars and trucks no matter how many crumple zones and air bags they have. We should outlaw personal transportation entirely. We should only have safe public transportation, operated by government. We should also eliminate the needless hazards imposed by frivolous trips. Government provided transportation should only take us where government knows that we need to go. We shouldn't be allowed to just travel wherever we want, willy nilly.
Your arguments are the collectivist arguments of socialists or communists, based not on the rights and desires of the individual but rather on the collective good of the community. This argument reduces humans to a collective, such as an ant colony or a bee hive.
PS - I'm finally driving to the port today to take possession of my little Daihatsu Hijet pickup truck that I imported from Japan. I'm very excited about it, but it's the sort of individual excitement that a collectivist probably can't understand because it doesn't confer any advantage to the collective. It's merely a frivolous act for my own personal enjoyment, and it's a personal possession which collectivists despise, preferring to own nothing and be happy under the altruistic directive of the World Economic Forum.
@@Liberty4Ever Great, wanna talk about the individual? In that hypothetical situation I gave, I got stuck because the roads were shut down because of a crash investigation involving a death. I as the individual was affected. My insurance rates went up because of that death, I as the individual was affected. You just calling something socialist or communist doesn’t mean anything because you’re just saying something thinking you know what it means but you actually don’t. Nobody is impressed anymore when you say those two words because the words socialist and communist have become like The Boy Who Cried Wolf. People like you keep saying those words every time you hear something you don’t like but there is no wolf.
@@Liberty4Ever Also this video was from the IIHS, The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The IIHS is fully funded by all of the insurance companies because they got sick of lax government standards which they saw as causing them losses. So the insurance companies formed the IIHS to shame the auto manufacturers into making safer by doing their own crash tests. This is literally the free market at work.
@@givemeflac - I not only don't have a problem with entities like the IIHS, I love industry groups such as the IIHS. Insurers working together to establish standards to improve safety is a great idea. Setting standards that result in people paying to insure the risks they incur is a market based solution that works for everyone. However, the benefit of this voluntary cooperation all comes to a screeching halt once government mandates auto insurance. The government mandate creates an insurance cartel that works against the consumer. It's sold under the same collectivist ideas you promote for safety. We need government to mandate insurance to force people to be responsible.
I've been crashed into by two people without insurance, so government forcing me to buy insurance (thus reducing competition and increasing the price I pay) did nothing to protect me from uninsured motorists. It's simply another redistribution of wealth, forcing me to pay to insure these people who drive without insurance. For decades, I've been paying for uninsured motorist coverage thinking that I was covered when some irresponsible dirtball runs into me without insurance, but when that happened last year, the guy who rear ended me suffered no legal consequences and was even allowed to drive away after he claimed that his large SUV totaled my small SUV because "the brakes failed". When I tried to use my uninsured motorist coverage, the insurance cartel company told me that my uninsured motorist coverage was only for my medical bills which were already covered under my health insurance and didn't cover damage to my vehicle.
SAFETY SHOULD BE THE CHOICE OF THE CONSUMER NOT THE GOVERNMENT OR IIHS
FUCK SEATBELTS!!!
Look up the crash tests on these trucks. Your dead if your doing more then 45 mph.
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bullshit lmfao