And downsizing comes with added safety risk as long as heavy vehicles remain on the road. “It’s a really challenging policy issue,” Griswold said. “It would be great to see the auto ...

Heavy vehicles tend to be dimensionally large, too. They're usually longer, wider and taller than other vehicles. It's that height, especially in the front, which introduces danger for pedestrians ...

Massive vehicles are much, much more dangerous for pedestrians, bicyclists and any other living or smaller thing on the road. And the IIHS also acknowledges that making these large, heavy vehicles ...