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Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I guess it's just the lack of any crumple zone, similar to the VW van your legs are essentially the crumple zone.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'd imagine it's fine down gridlocked Tokyo streets where you might be doing 20mph.

Probably not so good in a 70mph highway collision though.

[–] atocci@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

IIRC, these things exist to exploit a legal loophole around vehicle registration in Japan as well. Safety is not the highest concern lol