Stupid Car Laws I Hate...!

[@Silverfang15]

CAFE laws are another reason why small trucks don't exist. The MPG requirement for a small truck (or car for that matter) exceeds what is really feasible. This is why the Maverick is relatively huge for a "small truck" despite the base model being a hybrid. It's easier/cheaper to just design a vehicle to be bigger instead of one that is more fuel efficient.

[@noobonthetube]

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[@ATDCC_Colby]

Exactly, was going to comment the same thing. It should be the opposite where it’s harder to build much larger trucks due to them having much stricter fuel economy regulations, and smaller vehicles having an easier time with fuel economy.

[@BladedAngel]

What a stupid law. So companies go bigger to fit hybrid systems to pass a stupid standard set? If Small cars can exist, then small trucks should too. I betcha A V6 or 4cylinder in one can easily get 40MPG+ Even old pushrod trucks (fuel injected ones) could get 30MPG HWY. EDIT: I pinned your comment since I feel this Law should've made the video, so I appreciate your input👍

[@eduardoizquierdo309]

How does the santa cruz exist then

[@Silverfang15]

@@eduardoizquierdo309 The Santa Cruz is basically the same footprint as a maverick, It is slightly shorter, but it is also slightly wider. Also, CAFE standards do not necessarily prevent cars that don't meet the standards from being built, they just fine the manufacturers for doing so meaning the car will not be able to be priced competitively.

[@SD401X]

The case of rural farmers replacing their light trucks with Kei trucks is 100% accurate. When I was growing up, everyone who needed stuff done had the smaller pickups or the larger bare-bones F150s and C1500s from the 80s and 90s. But since an import dealer opened up nearby, They mostly disappeared and been replaced by smaller Honda Acty type Vehicles. They're not bad vehicles, don't get me wrong, but like you and many others, I'd wish the automotive industry would build smaller pick ups once more and have exemptions by the CAFE. The new Frontier is massive compared to the D21 and first gen Frontier, pretty sure same goes for all pick-ups nowadays.

[@BladedAngel]

yeah even for Race Tracks an Drag Strips, I noticed all the Pit Lane/Work Vehicles are Kei trucks now. Very adorable! But also super sad not seeing Ford Rangers, Datsuns, and Chevy C10s. Like if those companies JUST MADE TRUCKS THAT SMALL AGAIN, theyd be good for work in those tightly packed spaces! That's the point of a truck! TO WORK!

[@ebnertra0004]

Late-90s/early-2000s pickups will outlive us all for the same reason 2nd-gen EMD locomotives will - no one today builds anything that good, that practical, that _useful_

[@TwoDollarGararge]

makes sense a pickup truck is no longer just a work truck it's now the family hauler date car ect

[@bocahdongo7769]

@@TwoDollarGararge It's indeed just a family car pretending to be a utility vehicle. Like holyshit you need extra trailer to do anything remotely useful more than a van

[@LaneyTheOne]

the companies can make more money selling stupidly massive trucks

[@_dreaM-_]

GOV: pop ups are too dangerous for pedestrians Also GOV: massive vehicles that make up most of daily traffic that barely go through safety tests are perfectly safe for pedestrians

[@BladedAngel]

Basically the US government being hypocrites as usual.

[@moviebot21]

car companies forgot how physics work

[@hyperranage6217]

Fr

[@leonb2637]

The anti-pop up rules have their source in Europe (EU) laws for pedestrian safety.

[@E.V.A.N-COProductions]

"Man, I Hate big trucks because their Big! Man, we should just get rid of personal choice and just get everybody a tiny vehicle that's the same as everybody else"

[@lostonearth7856]

I love how the one thing car enthusiasts, environmentalists, and urban designers all agree on is hating SUVs.

[@lonewolf0712]

Bigger vehicles work in suburban areas with low populations, but they do not belong in the city at all.

[@moriyamakyon1067]

@@lonewolf0712 ummm, yeah, they work...but they mostly arent truck, theyre vans that people in us hate too but are used everywhere in europe

[@Render1ng1898]

Finally a fellow car enthusiast who also cares about walkability and pedestrian safety

[@BladedAngel]

I'm telling ya, Parking Lots are IRL PVP Zones, we all stand to benefit with better pedestrian safety standards. We all walk at some point 😂

[@slimeplayz164]

Another w bladed take

[@thekrimsonchin6023]

Not only are you a car enthusiast but a Girls und Panzer enthusiast? Based.

[@rbxviperyt9454]

​@@BladedAngelyeah To be honest walking across a parking lot is like walking across a road but with less cars

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

@@thekrimsonchin6023 never heard of it

[@nathanwhitfield7834]

On your pedestrian safety thing I Cannot agree more! As a frequent pedestrian I’ve almost been run over so many times because of massive lifted, or worse, Carolina squatted trucks, or massive SUVs with long flat hoods. I should not have to make EYE CONTACT with the person waiting to make a turn before I use a crosswalk. While I don’t like some of Europe’s restrictions on cars, the average commuter car being a little hatchback and the people’s awareness of pedestrians made walking so much more pleasant there

[@youraveragejdmenthusiast430]

It is kinda weird that only outside of the US there exists actual work trucks that are not old and tired

[@chaz2985]

Or something called a “van” 😱. Sadly in the UK, more and more people are buying American pick up trucks for ‘work’. You can imagine the chos when you realise that UK roads are literally about half the size of American roads

[@stijnvandensande3579]

​@@chaz2985The same is true in all of Europe btw

[@HirokaAkita]

Dont go so far, just cross the south border into Mexico. Unless it is a twin cab standard pickup truck, or a Jeep Gladiator, basically all pickups are work vehicles here. (Ironically, we even had mini pickups like the Chevy Tornado, and i once saw one of that little things pull a full camper somehow. I mean, it is a FWD 98CI engine pulling a camper xD )

[@BladedAngel]

oh my god 98CI, my FXDR (A Motorcycle) has a larger 114ci engine lmaooooo That's good though. That means people are okay with engines that do work, not excessive luxury. @@HirokaAkita

[@popmordiscos]

@@HirokaAkita yes its shocking! I just pass in my drive to school in front of a Nissan dealership in Mexico and there are small trucks that you can change the bed to everything, a box, refrigerated box, standard bed, wooden bed for fruits, just the cab and back frame so you can put whatever you want in the back, you always see the trucks of small buisness get used for their purpose, heck they even use small hatchbacks for deliveries

[@DetectiveJones]

"Parking lots are open PVP zones" is one of the most unexpected, yet highly accurate descriptions I've heard about anything ever.

[@theredwedge9446]

Weren’t SUVs only “safer” because there were far more smaller cars on the road ? But SUV vs SUV it didn’t matter or was worse ?

[@destinynoob2784]

yup

[@peterjohnson9438]

SUVs - for the woman who feels unsafe driving around traffic that is equal or larger in size than the vehicle she's piloting, and for the man whose gonads she's holding in her purse.

[@onivlasbrony7432]

SUVs and large trucks seem safer if you have a "crush or be crushed" mentality...

[@enveloreal]

@@onivlasbrony7432 I swear, the stupidest people flock to big SUVs and trucks. Pride is only half of it. The other half are people that think like that, and are generally such terrible drivers that they run over curbs and back into trees and want the car to protect them from their own mistakes. Not to mention that these trucks and SUVs literally have LESS storage space/passenger capacity than a simple, low-to-the-ground and safe minivan! Bureaucracy, corporate lobbying, and ignorance enabling it all, what has this world come to...

[@strawberrymilk9767]

yep. Instead of cars crumpling in crashes a 6,000 pound suburban assault vehicle will plow through an average family sedan in an accident and kill a family of 4. Not very safe eh? SUVs are just for @ssholes who think they're better than everybody else and therefore can drive a 6000 pound tank to work everyday and kill people while doing so.

[@justacarnerd98]

Hey Bladed, we in India, have a smol truck. Its called the Tata Ace. Believe me, when i say this but, the trucks have been running for about 20+ years. There is also a new smol Tata truck( but i forgor the name) . These trucks are so small compared to American pickups, and they are partially box trucks. Did i meantion, that someone did a drift build on one. Anyways, love from India We also have another small truck called the Mahindra Jeeto which is not as popular but cool looking all the same

[@doomdimensiondweller5627]

Bladed you said it. It feels like performance cars are so highly regulated compared to SUVs

[@BladedAngel]

yeah, like I hate using the word regulation. but the loophole is stupid. It makes companies give on making normal cars and take the easy route of sneaking by laws. If that backdoor doesn't exist, they'll be forced to actually meet standards. SUV drivers will benefit too...their kids wont be crushed in the backseat (6 out of 13 mainstream SUVS fail that test TO THIS DAY STILL) and kids on the road won't be crushed either. Win for those inside and outside!

[@eggy7346]

I did not expect to see you do a small truck supremacy segment. Truly S tier channel, my pops still has his old Ford F-100 Has some replacement components obviously since it's a 70's truck but still runs well

[@Maverickroll.]

The chicken tax is something that I absolutely hate, I love european and japanese trucks, and it sucks that I will probably never see/drive one.

[@super1million11]

I'd love to have one of those little Japanese trucks shown in the video. I'll take it as a right hand drive even. I've seen one in person they are small but not uncomfortably small. They probably don't cost much even new.

[@forlergusther9716]

The "Chicken Tax" actually started in Europe first. Not the USA

[@Maverickroll.]

@@forlergusther9716 Really? I didn't know that (I'm not trying to sound sarcastic)

[@mztokyo7630]

You can buy a 25 year old JDM truck, most are lightweight trucks called K trucks. Or K minivans.

[@super1million11]

@mztokyo7630 The thing is, people shouldn't have to import a 25 year old vehicle for work purposes or any reason. They should be able to import a modern vehicle with modern up to date safety features.

[@cameronrundle9907]

It’s a big reason why Australian utes like the Holden Commodore and Ford falcon sold so well because they were literally a car with a truck bed. Practical reasonably power look good. Very very popular as work vehicles

[@interstate80.]

We used to have that here years and years ago before these laws were enacted and they sold well. The ranchero and el Camino were the big 2

[@jdm1536]

That EDP joke was wild😭😭😭

[@BladedAngel]

I was out for blood bro

[@TRWMemberB]

​@@BladedAngelJesus Christ 😂 not even columbine had shots fired that hard

[@Eric_V410]

​@@BladedAngelI didnt get it could you explain

[@BladedAngel]

Its better that way, stay innocent @@Eric_V410 😭

[@Eric_V410]

@@BladedAngel 😂I'm 17 and understand lots of gross shit I just dont get the connection. Edit: I finally got it and that shits hilarious

[@damosil80]

Love the rant on huge SUV’s and trucks. Here in Australia there seems to be an influx on large American trucks, so annoying when we have decent sized work utes already!

[@a64738]

Here in Norway it is 50 to 400% tax on cars, 3 seater or less pickup trucks and lorries is without tax, same with the huge monsters of "pickups" that is more then 3,5 ton, they are tax free no matter how many seats they have... So the rich drive around in huge monsters with 6 liter +++ engines that is tax free here but us "peasants" drive 15 to 25 year old small cars with 60hp because that is what we can afford.

[@Karl_Marx30]

Bladed Angel is so based that he is both a car nerd and a fighter jet nerd and this is wonderful news.

[@EhgejeUsvsjd-vi9zb]

It’s quite a nice when people like both

[@BladedAngel]

More like *'I'm only a Fighter Jet Nerd who just so happens to know some things about cars, but those videos got pushed more, so ripperoni me* Any1 who recognizes my profile picture would know the true tragedy of the supposed direction this channel was to go in....

[@colinrussell2857]

​@@BladedAngelDamn, did you ever end up making any ace combat videos?

[@popmordiscos]

@@BladedAngel was it supposed to have something with airplane design like real engeniring or ace combat?

[@Lucky_MiTo.]

I bet you're not also a gun nerd

[@bluerazor7049]

This is so true! I hate how people are just glued to big SUV/Crossover's, hell even my mom wants one because of the same reason no matter how much I told her the same thing you said! And not to mention that they are more prone to roll. They are giant Coke cans.

[@Vibe_Master_007]

As long as you're mother is good driver and knows how to drive SUV/cSUV, then I don't see a problem her driving it.

[@WonkOfWonkyness]

The US legal system making popup headlights illegal right before making SUV's one of the most profitable markets in the car business:

[@jasonkeith2832]

Something something car manufacturer lobbying.

[@WonkOfWonkyness]

@@jasonkeith2832 something something every form of lobbying is legalized corruption.

[@thomberg8091]

Loved the pedestrian insight. Oh and trucks are big, but the worse thing is people putting 4 inches spacer on their wheels plus a lift kit. Like how is that thing safe? Why do I get a fine for driving around in my straight-piped car when people drive around with deadly war overpriced mf trucks? Damn, leaving north america would solve so much problems...

[@Milty2001]

I think cars having popup headlights is actually a cool thing it doesn't make any sense for them to say its not in new cars because of safety stuff.

[@stinkothestooleater4490]

Yeah, they act like a small headlight is more dangerous than a truck that is basically a 5 foot tall WALL hitting you

[@kenbrown2808]

personally, I'm over pop up headlights, but it wouldn't be hard to make them drop down on impact. but the other side of the coin is that drivetrains are bulkier than they used to be, so you really aren't going to get a good pop up headlight look on anything with a front engine.

[@gnkpowerdroid823]

@@kenbrown2808also with LEDs and laser headlight technology, they can be made pretty small now where having pop ups isnt worth it

[@kenbrown2808]

@@gnkpowerdroid823 kee pin mind, the appeal of pop up headlights is mostly cosmetic. carmakers designed a two generations of cars where the headlights disappeared when they weren't in use, and it was cool. when they worked properly. especially the generation when the cars had a low slim nose. but now cars have tall boxy noses, and pop up headlights would look like an afterthought.

[@ieatmentoss1714]

@@kenbrown2808They were actually used to suit US regulations that required headlights to be above a certain light.

[@SuperAsdke]

Been telling all my truckbro friends that small trucks are cool, and should come back. And they all agree. Thanks for sending out the message

[@wellingtonbruh3756]

That truck point is exactly what I've been seeing. These large trucks have become status symbols. I want something small, very reliable, and with a big bed. I could give less than a shit about the interior or tech. It feels like car companies are increasingly becoming out of touch with what the average consumer wants

[@butcheredalive]

If Mitsubishi stopped ruining legendary names with stupid crossovers, brought the L200 up to US specs, gave it 150-175hp, and sold it over here, they’d have more orders than they could ever handle

[@MaddJakd]

The average consumer is no longer the majority of consumers.

[@Darth_Arashi]

I definitely want a bigger truck something to daily. But I also dirt bike and track a motorcycle would be nice to just strap my bikes down in a truck and take it to the track.

[@bocahdongo7769]

@@butcheredalive Or they could produce those small canter truck The size of F150 or F250, but you don't need to invest on new trailer, AT ALL. And you can easily stick more powerful engine to deal with faster american road

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

​@@Darth_Arashi i used to haul my motorcycles to events in the back of an estate corolla, zero excuses for brodozers.

[@joelh3030]

When it comes to car deaths and crashes, I think this issue goes deeper than that. Our entire traffic/road system is built without taking pedestrians into consideration. Theres just too many cars getting faster and bigger but our roads only get bigger and faster

[@scgizmohd6735]

THANK. YOU. These goddamn vehicles have gotten to large for their own good; so much so, that sitting in my sedan in traffic feels like I'm completely at the mercy of everyone else who's roofline is 3-4ft higher than mine. Sure "bigger is safer"... but not for ANYONE (car or pedestrian) outside of said "truck" lol

[@mengx94]

And when they block your view at an intersection. Smfh

[@DLR24]

Ok cool? Why would I buy a vehicle that’s safer for other people but not for me. Makes 0 sense, I’m my first priority not some dumb kid that decides to not look at the road before he chases after his ball.

[@scgizmohd6735]

Of course you're your first priority, but that wasn't the point I was trying to make. Buying a safer car shouldn't be the primary reason for your selection of a new vehicle, it should be a vehicle that suits you best for your lifestyle/needs. There's no good reason for the manufacturing of larger/beefier vehicles for the sole purpose of holding up better in a collision than the competition's vehicle (or an older vehicle for that matter). I drive a shitbox Saturn Ion mainly because it's easy to maintain; and I've come to terms that I will be fucking MOWED down against nearly any other vehicle on the road nowadays, but that hasn't yet conviced me to begin searching for a new vehicle to own

[@jasonkeith2832]

​@@DLR24Except that due to many people also thinking similarly, many of the cars that are on the roads are of equal size (and equally untested for crashes involving vehicles of similar size), which gives people a false sense of security, which leads to many truck/SUV drivers being statistically more dangerous to drive with, especially when you are someone driving a more practical vehicle.

[@green5260]

​@@DLR24you would be safer if everyone didn't think like you

[@agg2444]

just passed my test yesterday, been a big fan of this channel hearing all the car stories. Cant wait to start my car journey as a car enthusiast🔥

[@brinnyrblx5703]

Urbanism is a genuinely underrated topic, and if I didn't think before that the topic would gain traction, BAM, one of the biggest car enthusiast youtubers come out with a video addressing the issue. Simply put, all these light trucks are causing mayhem that isn't seen to the scale that it is outside of the North American continent. It seems to be seeping into Europe and I'm scared, soon enough, it feels like overall car-dependency will be the norm. 10/10 video!!!

[@chaz2985]

I can’t find this BAN channel? You have the channel name or is it literally just BAM?

[@Dr_Goose27]

​@@chaz2985he was saying it as an expression, BAM!

[@Ru2stee]

Its funny how they're still classed as "light pickups" when these gargantuan status symbols are anything but light.

[@chaz2985]

Ffs ahahaha

[@LouisSubearth]

​@zephyr5644 the classification is from what payloads they can carry, not how heavy the trucks are.

[@TheCarpenterUnion]

The biggest issue here, as always, is the EPA. Their fuel economy rules are flat out foolish and make it so trucks can't be small anymore.

[@JakeKiz]

In regards to the small trucks part of the video, a large reason for this is because of rising EPA laws, specifically the CAFE laws. As time has gone on, the required mpg of trucks has gone up very significantly, however this figure scales up based on the wheelbase. So for a old ranger styled small truck would NEED 50-60+ MPG to be legal. This isn't a problem of manufacturers just not wanting make those trucks, its another example of a backwards law doing the exact opposite of what was intended.

[@BladedAngel]

What a dumb law, literally made once again, to prevent foreign competition/motivation to make small trucks. They want us to buy bigger cause it boosts GDP, at the cost of everything else.

[@kenbrown2808]

I'd like to see a ton-miles per gallon requirement weighted for payload capacity brought in. say a minimum of 40 ton miles per gallon for the gross rated weight.

[@unknownsoldier4156]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but I'd like to point out that back in the 70s-80s there was a well known race car driver/tinkerer that patented a system to get 50-70 MPG out of the older carbureted engines? If I wasn't at work rn I would grab the magazine that I saw this in to get the name. If memory serves his system involved a heat-exchanger of sorts to better atomize the fuel with air/exhaust which allowed more of the fuel to be be burned by the engine instead of becoming exhaust, and then sold the patent to (insert brand here) car company but they never did anything with it. I know this is way off topic but its not an impossible task, they just don't want to R'n'D it, and I doubt they ever will. But it'd be cool to see it come back for small trucks!

[@Walkercolt1]

This is why you'll NEVER see the new Toyota pick-up for sale in the US. It's "too small" and would have to get better than 50 MPG CITY with an automatic (no more standards folks!) and crash-test against 50 tons of concrete at 65 MPH-not possible unless you change physics! FIAT builds and sells Toyota Hi-Lux sized trucks in Mexico and Brazil where they are the most popular new trucks made, with Roots blower-equipped 1500cc diesels that get 75-90 MPG or for 25% less money, a 1760cc V-5(!) gasoline engine that gets 45-60 MPG, both including A/C and CV RWD transmissions. The engines (both) are built in the old Spring Hills, TN. former Saturn Plant. Cheap US Labor!

[@Walkercolt1]

No, NOT AT ALL! Read (if you CAN!!!) the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards-available at EVERY new car dealer! You IGNORE the EPA's and IHTS's (crash-tests) fingers in the pie.

[@LucasEriksenTheOriginal]

You speaking directly from of my soul, mate! I live in Europe and we’re starting to see more and more of these giant useless crossovers, SUV’s and trucks and it’s especially concerning because our roads and cities here are very tight (compared to the US). And especially in cities there’s a huge risk of kids running into the streets and not being seen early enough and not just kids… I am also a commercial driver and drive a big Nissan van and at least that thing’s hood curves downwards so I can actually see what’s in front of me. But something that I see every day because I mainly deliver in the heart of the city is that for some reason full grown adults also don’t seem to understand that just running into the streets without looking is really really dangerous! And that’s a big reason why I as a European think that it’s really important to make these cars saver for pedestrians, ESPECIALLY if we’re gonna have more of those here! Also we still have lots of station wagons here and they are awesome! It’s pretty much everything a SUV needs to be, cuz they sell these giant monsters as super practical because "it’s sooo big and you have sooo much trunk space!" but the way they build these things (mainly cuz of the all wheel drive system), they really don’t have that much space! I know lots of station wagons that have much more trunk space because they’re front wheel drive and it’s easier to see kids right in front of you because you’re not sitting as high up as an actual WORK VAN!

[@TheNewChevyRoll48]

A sad fact which Ed's Auto Reviews pointed out is this is mainly a result of Americans desire for large vehicles never died. They just transitioned from Land Yachts to SUVs. What's worse is those Land Yachts were probably safer for pedestrians in comparison.

[@RDSyafriyar]

At least the classic land yachts look pretty stylish compared to most of the SUVs they're buying now. Probably still impractical to drive onto European or Japanese roads but you had the advantage of a low slung ride height.

[@KitsuneRogue]

I still love my old land yachts. Way more so than SUVs. El Camino's are goated

[@ethanwatson7656]

The part when he said about drivers being pedestrians as soon as you step out your car, it made me think about the car park near mine that technically has a speed limit of 40mph. The main road is 40mph, goes into a retail park ( well technically a services) but has no speed limit change.

[@BladedAngel]

WHOA, thats scary. I don't have anythign that abrupt near me. Usually parking lots are still 15-25mph near me. Which is still more than enough to kill a child with a large vehicle, but at least slow enough for us to react. 40MPH is insanely stupid, what an awful decision by the city.

[@thegirthquake8574]

Law states unposted speeds are by default 25

[@JoshCraver9000]

SUVs and pickups gaining popularity is the worst thing to ever happen!

[@eduardoizquierdo309]

Even worse than wwii?

[@starics3437]

@@eduardoizquierdo309 yes

[@lemonsink7869]

@@eduardoizquierdo309 He doesn't mean it literally. And no need for you to bring up irrelevant stuff if he can't describe his opinion more appropriately.

[@SilvesterSchwarziniggerSAoPauL]

@@eduardoizquierdo309 what's wrong with the wii?

[@MaddJakd]

No

[@dbclass4075]

Try to explore the world of station wagons, MPVs, minivans, and (passenger) full-sized vans. The East and Southeast Asian markets have interesting amount of varieties.

[@davidweaver4436]

I'm annoyed at the whole big truck/SUV culture not just because of safety or efficiency of those vehicles, but because they've killed multiple other classes of vehicles that can't be found in America. Hatchbacks are rare, station wagons are all but extinct, and mini-trucks literally don't exist. I love my hatchbacks. All my cars have been hatchbacks. Give me my fking hatchbacks! I'm glad this truck issue is being talked about more and more.

[@ast7707]

same thing in europe, sedans, vans and wagons of some brands are already extinct

[@cardiv5zuikaku944]

nooo I miss the Ford Focus Hatchback, it looks so cutee

[@paulhare662]

Currently driving a 65 Nova wagon and an 88 Mazda 323 GTX hatchback.

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

My '18 civic fk7 hatch is definitely the closest thing to an SUV I ever wanna get. It does everything I need it to, and without the thought of instantly deleting the life of a child who was supposed to graduate from the same highschool as me while they're trick or treating if I hit them. We definitely need to bring hatchbacks back into fashion

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

​@@cardiv5zuikaku944my dad's got an 07 one and i can confirm

[@mrsoisauce9017]

1:12 I’m no safety researcher, but I am a learning engineer, so I can attempt to make sense of it: Pop-up headlights are an extra mechanical part of the car, and thus They are their own module. The headlights themselves are very structurally solid, which means they don’t break down as easily in the event of a crash (though that’s not to say it’s impossible). And they would need to be too, as to not break down over thousands of pop-ups and pop-downs over its lifetime. A possible theory is that a solid structure such as that would interrupt the crumple zone of a car, and thus would keep it from being able to absorb all of the impact because something got lodged in there. Another theory is that the mechanism that makes the headlights pop up would increase the structural rigidity of the front end, and thus would decrease the effectiveness of the crumple zone yet again. There’s no quantifiable evidence of this, but given how pop-up headlights are built, it at least stands to reason. Though the other reason why pop-ups were phased out could have also been due to advances in LED technology, plus the extra complexity that comes from a pop-up vs a regular headlight making it no longer feasible to manufacture over a regular headlight. And not to mention the reduction in aerodynamic efficiency coming from the pop-up that’s all too important in modern cars. Even if the pop-up wasn’t covered in safety regulations, it would eventually be phased out naturally just for the aerodynamic benefit

[@LouisSubearth]

This is great, but you forgot the best part about pop-up headlights, you can make them wink.

[@mrsoisauce9017]

@@LouisSubearth which is cool and all, but from an engineering standpoint, it serves no purpose. I get what you’re saying, but I’m trying to look at it from an engineer’s point of view, and from an engineer’s point of view, having the ability to “wink” your headlights isn’t worth the aerodynamic benefit that comes from more conventional headlights

[@magicmanv2658]

I've been saying for a long time that a lot of vehicles (mainly SUVs and Trucks) nowadays have lost their original purpose. They're now just symbols and the copium people huff trying to justify a truck actually being BIGGER than some 2 lane roads offer is staggering. Also to mention all the extra tonnage these behemoths put on the road which can cause more road damage such as cracks, potholes, or dips. Bring back Stationwagons dammit

[@mozeskertesz6398]

I think Station wagons are much better than SUVs: easier to load, no offroad suspension, huge trunk (for comparison: the first gen Mazda 6 has the same or more trunk space as the Volvo XC60 from 3 years ago). They eat barely more gas than their sedan counterpart while being able to hold much more cargo. They are also lower, so they don't incentivize speeding, like SUVs. Believe me, 90 kph feels like barely 50 in an SUV.

[@darthdiamo6902]

@@mozeskertesz6398 Too bad the only Wagons you can buy new all have that stupid rally suspension (Subaru literally removed the option to get the outback in anything other than the offroad package)

[@tiagobelo4965]

better yet: hatchbacks!

[@TeenWithACarrotIDK]

@@mozeskertesz6398 Station wagons can also be far cooler.

[@aw-2130]

As a semi truck driver I see countless of these SUVs with stuff sticking out the back because they can't fit. Meanwhile back in the day I remember carrying a piano in my old minivan.

[@masonhill-mcdermott341]

The moose test isn’t even to protect the moose, it’s more to protect the people in the car. Moose are so tall that when you hit them you sweep their legs out from under them and they go through your windshield.

[@Izhkoort]

The truck matter is because in your country they value trucks as status symbol as you said, but also because I think it wasn't illegal to travel on the bed decades ago, so if you have to transport 4 people + cargo, you need 4 seats now

[@l00k4tstuff]

Back in the day we just took two vehicles. Mostly because we had stuff in the bed of the truck.

[@UncleRJ]

Imagine a big car company challenges the legality of pop-up headlights and they become legal again.

[@HirokaAkita]

Bladed, i need to tell you about this: At least here in Mexico, PEOPLE ACTUALLY MADE POLITICIANS INCRASE CAR SAFETY. A little context. Up until 3 years ago, in Mexico was sold the "Nissan Tsuru". Which car it is you may ask...? *A FREAKING RENAMED B13 SENTRA, THE 90'S ONE.* Well, a few years back (about 2016 or 2017, i dont remind it clearly), the US IIHS released a video, "2016 Nissan Versa vs. 2015 Nissan Tsuru.", Bladed, that video, WENT VIRAL IN MEXICO. And people realized that the Tsuru somehow was *_25 YEARS BEING SOLD WITHOUT UPDATES_* (Nissan sold the Sentra from 1995 onwards, but kept the Tsuru name so people wont notice it. Obviously, it was a little death trap both inside and outside. That car made a lot of people think that modern cars are not safe, because that little and reliable econobox was so cheaped out, that its chassis metal sheets were about 2 mm thick, and im not joking, you can bend that metal with your hands with just a bit of force. People here usually say that, if you want to make that car safe, you absolutely must put a roll cage in it, so it doesnt collapse at crashes over 15 mph. After a lot of complaints both from mass public and media, and an independent research that discovered that over 4K people died in a Tsuru car crash in less than 8 years (2010-2018), _not counting before 2010_ , the Mexican government passed up a law in 2018 that forced car makers to, from beginning 2020 onwards, to improve (barely) car safety. And just last year, today's Mexico government passed up a law that will force car makers to match up USA/Canada car safety by 2025. Bladed, if Mexico could, you guys in US can too. Dont give up!

[@HirokaAkita]

Also. The trucks one. Yeah. Trucks are just STUPIDLY BIG now. My boss has a Jeep Gladiator, and i get why he owns one, because he owns a Jeep tuning shop. And once i talked with him about his truck's size. He admits it, trucks are just way too big. And he is 6''2' with a normal voice that can be heard up to 150 feet!!!!

[@BladedAngel]

I fear that Modern U.S. Citizens are too busy fighting one another and drawing lines trying to turn everything political, to unite and fight the government.

[@carguyalex9950]

We are doomed

[@LilnormieX]

Oh trust me I'm Canadian and we'd rather argue other which us President would do better in Canada than car safety

[@GTSW1FT]

So the USA could get the new Suzuki swift and the Jimny

[@panzermensch1577]

I saw a video about the SUV and Truck problem and I do agree with what is said about them. For example, If you got hit by a car or older SUV or Truck, due to the size, you more than likely lost your legs and slammed onto the hood with minimal injury. Nowadays, you get hit, your whole body slams into the hood and grill and you suffer major head injuries.

[@sigiwalla]

I drive an ‘09 civic and so many SUV owners are just straight up bullies like I can hardly drive anywhere these days without people tailgating me or cutting me off with their giant cars 😔

[@MaddJakd]

They'd be doing that of they were in small cars too. At least on my end of the road, it don't matter what they're in. We have Priuses trying to bully semis lol. It's about the driver more than anything

[@sigiwalla]

@@MaddJakd true, people need to learn patience while on the road at the end of the day

[@bocahdongo7769]

@@sigiwallaOr better, just throw those people on better public transit and we had completely less stressful road. Even on the cost of having less incentive for more exciting spec sheet car. It's waay better than having your life literally at stakes

[@CJColvin]

I've seen people in small cars cut people off as well.

[@cheetopuff8462]

So car companies don’t have to run actual relevant tests to see if a car is genuinely safe, meaning it could seriously hurt or kill someone… but my exhaust is a little too loud?

[@SaxaphoneMan42]

Biggest reason we don't have smaller trucks is CAFE regulations, yes they get better fuel economy than the big trucks, but not nearly as good of fuel economy as similarly sized crossovers, and with CAFE standards being based on wheelbase, trucks get bigger overall instead of just longer.

[@CrispyMuffin2]

Meanwhile im over here terrified of hitting people while practice driving in my mom's Prius, you got people over there driving literal APCs like they got their driver's license in a cereal box Are people really just this blissfully ignorant about how dangerous driving can be?

[@nosc0pe]

Bladed is our car nerd, jet nerd, and battleship nerd (USS IOWA WEEBVETTE INTENSIFIES)

[@BladedAngel]

ARLEIGH BURKE VLS CELLS GO BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@nosc0pe]

@@BladedAngel BRRRRRRRRRR

[@toyotacorollaaltis8613]

From what I understand pop up headlights where banned because a pedestrian would hit them instead of going over the car smoothly but now that doesn't matter look at the new Escalade or really an Escalade if you hit a pedestrian they are smashing into the front end and going under the car this is also the case with every pickup truck and every other SUV in existence and even most sedans like if you look at the 1990's Toyota crown you will see that while a pedestrian won't go under it they will still smack the front pretty hard causing at least a broken leg

[@jakobusjohannes2195]

In Australia we have vehicle lift laws that make no sense at times, you can fully engineer your car to be better than factory in safety tests and performance but it won’t be able to get legalised, there’s no way to do it. These laws where made in 1986 and I cannot lift my landcruiser more than 2” it’s absurd.

[@kenbrown2808]

meanwhile, in the states, pickups and SUVs come out of the facory 2-3" higher than they used to.

[@Parker565]

So I usually agree with you on stuff but as a person who regularly uses there trucks for towing and work in the mid western portion of the us where almost everyone owns a 4x4 truck I can’t say I do this time. The idea of smaller trucks is a novelty, hell even a half ton is considered a small grocery getter around here. Mini trucks just don’t sell well and don’t tow or haul much so not many people buy them. I tow upwards of 25k with my diesel and regularly tow my race car with my half ton to events, anything less or smaller would be worth less to people who use there trucks to do work or haul things. But that’s from a blue collar class worker from the Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota region.

[@MasLam-nm8wk]

I learned that small trucks are also useful, not just for fun and the fact they look better than trucks today

[@kenbrown2808]

fun fact: pre hardbody Nissan pickups had the same engine choices as the Skyline. my 84 nissan had something like 115 BHP out of the box, while the Ford Ranger had 79

[@cardiv5zuikaku944]

yeah I think truck with big wheel and tall suspension making them looks weird I mean sure if you want to live outside the city, but i still prefer the low-ground clearance truck that actually have the space to put stuff if you do move things a lot

[@kenbrown2808]

@@cardiv5zuikaku944 you mean the one you don't need to lift things to shoulder height to get them into the bed?

[@cardiv5zuikaku944]

@@kenbrown2808 Correct

[@tee9703]

meanwhile in thailand we pay 300% the price of an import car because of its tax which means we get less competition and homogenised car market but hey atleast light trucks like dmax and hilux are dirt cheap and we use them as a tuner like it's 350z in the states

[@OutrunRewind]

moral of the video: smol trucks are cooler and speaking of smaller trucks, there exists a Mahindra Pikup which is based on the Mahindra Scorpio which is, i would assume a compact SUV by US standards, is the closest thing i could think of as a small truck that is sold in ahem, Australia and not in US. Mahindra already sells low power tractors in the US (50-150 hitpoints) and has a good amount of reputation from what i have seen. would you consider that they could take the chance and theoretically, bring back the Smol Trucks™? idk what else to put in this comment so here have a cookie 🍪

[@BladedAngel]

Australians also love utes too! Im so jealous of their selection compared to ours

[@OutrunRewind]

​@@BladedAngel i still got no clue what a ute is tbh make a video about it (threat)

[@Mr.Goldbar]

Honestly I take into consideration the moose tests over anything the IIHS does, that in my opinion is the true measurement of safety, How much you can prevent it. One of the reasons I'll choose any sports car over any SUV, even for daily. I made that comparison because you can't really change physics, an SUV will always be more prone to rollovers

[@g3n3ral1nsanity5]

I remember the first toy jet I was ever given was a die cast metal American stealth jet with those swinging wings and boy did I love the hell out of that toy I also loved the die cast obi wan actis class light interceptor mini model I got the canopy opened and closed and those wing things popped out just like the episode 3 movie and it still fit in your tiny pockets 😂

[@BladedAngel]

Was it a concept? No Production Stealth fighter I'm aware of has Swing Wings, but we did have some X-(insert experimental designation) that did. Some Fantasy Concepts like the X-02 Wyvern has Swing-Wing Switchblade (They open in reverse) so maybe that?

[@g3n3ral1nsanity5]

@BladedAngel probably a concept I was so young all my molerat brain thought was ooh cool jet lol

[@whatwhale5888]

Bladed is my latest favortite car channel. He has the maturity, awareness, and passion that half the car comminity is lacking. Idk if he smokes hella weed and does shrooms, or just has a natural talen for widsom, but he knows what's up...

[@5-Consecutive-Hairpin-Turns]

12:16 i think you forgot to say they look cool

[@andrediego6131]

Governament: pop up headlights are too sharp!!! Literally the fucking cybertruck:

[@BjornsTIR]

I recently got passed by a new American "compact" pickup-truck, it's funny just how out of place it looked, because of how bulky it was.

[@easternag16]

Hey man. Im 15 and just getting into cars in a deeper, more understanding context. Ive always loved cars and the concept of driving, racing etc. I mean, my favorite childhood movie was Disney Pixar Cars. But your videos are extremely fun to watch and highly enticing. I have been binging your videos for a few hours now while playing Forza Horizon and I absolutely love them. I've subscribed just so I know when you upload next. Keep posting man, this stuff is great and you're helping me find a new interest/hobby.

[@Cowboy_pilot]

Welcome to the community 🤙🏻🤘🏻✌🏻🇺🇸

[@TheSuitMusicOfficial]

Also, guy calls a UTE a truck. 😂 I needed that laugh!

[@BladedAngel]

My guy, A Holden is UTE, El Camino is a UTE. A lowered Truck like an old Ranger or Datsun (ones shown in videos)...ARE NOT UTES. They still look cool though!

[@TheSuitMusicOfficial]

@@BladedAngel A Santa cruise is a ute.

[@TheSuitMusicOfficial]

@@BladedAngel Look. I wasn't shitting on your entire video, but that .5 seconds where you popped up a picture of a Santa Cruise, I laughed. My understanding of American "Compact" trucks is they're basically the new age American UTE, I say american harshly because america has this thing recently where they take something, and switch the meaning of it. Small trucks would be nice, so maybe we should rebel and change the size of our huge ass roads, which is the reason Japanese vehicles are tiny, because American trucks, even American UTE's won't fit on their roads (Santa Cruz, etc).

[@mindfreeze0838]

​@@TheSuitMusicOfficiala Santa Cruz is for zoomers that like to think they have a pickup truck but all they have is a Tuscon( that already had crap trunk space for a suv that big ) that had the back hatch removed and the side panels chopped off to make it a bed. Its the worst of both worlds.

[@TheSuitMusicOfficial]

@@mindfreeze0838 same with the Holden UTE. 🤦

[@Lengend-cu6ef]

Exactly! This is getting crazy. And I loved your point about these heavier trucks damaging roads. People can’t complain about roads constantly being messed up when they drive 6000 pound tanks over them every single day!

[@GuyWithInternet.]

The tank thing isn’t even a joke anymore! Modern SUVs and such like an Escalade are equally as long as an M4 Sherman! Imagine being ran over by something the size of a Sherman!

[@ziggym4414]

you triggered MY feels with the chicken tax segment. I'm sure you could make an hour long video, going deeper into it, and I'd still watch and agree to 90% of it. [edit] Remember when Government Motors promised us the return of the El Camino and slapped us with the SSR instead?

[@Timfield.42]

I agree with you, people should stand together, unfortunately society is brainwashed these days to fight ANYONE who has a slightly different view on things.

[@Wbfuhn]

How much panic would the auto manufacturing industry have if every vehicle regardless of size and weight, excluding the weight that determines a vehicle be considered commercial, were to have to meet the same regulations as smaller vehicles.

[@LouisSubearth]

The engineers would be fine, but the shareholders would be like that SpongeBob meme of the brain on fire.

[@ThunderClawShocktrix]

and the peole who actulyl need trucks and vans would be screwed as the prices would go way up

[@andiext6510]

As a driver of a relatively small car, I hate how big trucks are now. I have had so many near misses because I cant see over the 7 foot tall death trap I mean truck that's parked next to me

[@wolfic10]

All were really good topics especially the "WHY THE FUCK ARE LIGHT TRUCKS GETTING BIGGER AND THE BEDS GETTING SMALLER?!" really enjoyed this video and I hope congress does something about the crossovers and suvs thing

[@super1million11]

The chicken tax and 25 year law need to go. We in the car community need to pressure our representatives into repealing these things like the gun community does when it comes to their rights. And when mercedes Benz pulls the "people will import dangerous cars" routine we need to tell them to pound sand.

[@SparklyAndClean]

Car enthusiasts who care about pedestrian safety!! 👏👏

[@aqu1no1]

I hate the insane push for huge SUV’s and Trucks because they’re cheaper to produce due to regulations so much and i’m so happy somebody’s talking about it

[@robinv2758]

I'm kinda surprised you didn't pick up on things like the Hummer EV and Tesla Cybertruck in the SUV/pickup safety rant. I mean the Hummer weighs as much as a small house but can accelerate faster than most sports cars and the recently revealed production spec Cybertruck is still a full stainless steel body so safety is no, after 4 years of R&D they just figured out how to put mirrors on it

[@Eggyteevee]

Volvo being one of the Nordic Gods of cars made "pop-up headlights" for the Volvo EX90, however I did _not_ searched too much about it so I dont know if it'll be implemented in future cars, but it's cool as heck

[@StardustADV]

I think you forgot to mension that small trucks just look cooler. ESPECIALLY if you give them pop-up headlights.

[@tiagobelo4965]

one small detail about the moose test: it isn't about its survival, its about yours. it is taller than your car, its legs are thin and go beyond your car's bonnet, it weighs as much as a 90s civic, if you crash into it at speed you more likely than not will be crushed by it through your windshield.

[@patg1094]

His truck rant is exactly why I have a 25 year old truck.

[@Startpanikin]

On one of you points about smaller pickups, they will only have bigger beds IF they are single cab, personally, I think we should also start bringing back more single cabs and smaller trucks, more a variety will better improve the market, as to be fair, all of these trucks have their pluses and minuses. Not trying to discredit you, but just pointing out something you said.

[@mindfreeze0838]

When you tell people that dual cabs are just a waste because they give up valuable tray space for seat they get upset because they want the clout or the perception they can do work and family when that platform was not designed for that, its one or the other. When you try to do both you might as well just skip the pretence and get a PPV like a Everest.

[@Startpanikin]

@@mindfreeze0838 I wouldn't say that crew cabs are useless, I have a crew cab pickup and it is great for my needs, but I understand why it would in some people's cases that a single cab is better. We shouldn't be arguing crew cab OR single cab, we should just make both equally available to satisfy everyone.

[@mindfreeze0838]

@@Startpanikin i get that, but when you walk into a showroom, youre not going to see the single cab, just the dual cabs, at least not in American showrooms. In other jurisdictions you can see the single cabs and in the case of Suzuki you can see their small pickup trucks and Vans alongside the family crossovers and MPV's.

[@Startpanikin]

@@mindfreeze0838 exactly, we need companies in north america to diverse their cars and start advertising them, that's what I was trying to say with pickup earlier. I don't want to discredit you, I just want to say that we should look at old and new designs for inspiration and innovation, as both have their advantages and disadvantages, combining the best of both worlds would create something that will satisfy a lot of people. I completely get your point, I just believe that we shouldn't just cling to the past entirely, we should incorporate new designs and technology to improve it.

[@David-lr2vi]

Alternate title. Bladed has a rant about trucks! 😂

[@superlucy9308]

I didn’t think I would ever be into trucks. Cause any old ones you see for sale for cheap is rusted or somethings really wrong( hence why they finally sell it) but if there was a brand new compact truck with Apple CarPlay decent interior but a good size bed. It’d be a huge competitor to my hot hatch love

[@happysnek]

Bro only spoke FACTS the whole video. Love you and your videos man.

[@strawberrymilk9767]

0:17 As a big F-14 fan, really happy to see my favorite plane pop up in a car video for some reason

[@SSAviation737]

I love them as well

[@mathattaque]

He forgor to say that small trucks look cooler 💀

[@decoded360]

The smaller, lower trucks are fantastic. There's a ram in my neighborhood, with duallies and an extended cab, lowered quite a bit, with an aftermarket exhaust. The bed looks like a mobile workshop. As much as I love the work the owner put into it, such an investment should not be necessary for an actual USEABLE work truck

[@Malt_Cooks]

I had no idea about the SUV safety thing and I 100 percent agree with the small truck bit, that’s exactly what I was looking for to replace my old ford, the Sedans are getting smaller, the trucks are getting bigger, there’s no real middle ground anymore and the prices/internet rates are insane.

[@develish1111]

"If anything, foreign introduction into our domestic markets will make them come up with better competitive designs" That's the problem. That's exactly why that law exists. American manufacturers didn't want to have to put in the money and work to improving their product, so they lobbied to instate the tariff so the competition would just get eliminated instead.

[@tinystar3010]

Somewhere halfway, this video discontinued being a checklist of things you hate, and became a sole focus on suv safety...

[@bocahdongo7769]

He was rearended before, twice. It's personal rant more than just hatewagon

[@Marka301]

Small truck look cooler and also give big PP vibes, compared to the stupid big truck that screams to everyone on the road that you are compensating for something quite small.

[@pichu75playz]

so glad theres more people then just me that are angry at the existence of the giant hunks of scrap metal known as todays pickups & SUVs

[@phattorangecatto]

I am a car enthusiast and love cars personally. I want mass transit, walkable streets and bike-able neighborhoods because more options are always better but also because I want more space for myself

[@canadianpirateanders9951]

STOP TEXTING AND DRIVING PEOPLE.

[@math-e]

The pipkups case also happens in South America (Brazil) where the light pickups that used to be based on a popular compact model and transformed to 2-seat with~1000 liter cargo. Now they're only based on cross-overs and with no more than 600 liters of cargo. Medium and big companies prefer to buy cargo minivans (Renault Kangoo, Peugeot Expert) and smaller business resort to keeping and buying these used older pickups (which they resist very fine)

[@headxplosion]

sim, uma droga, mas vendem bem então vão continuar fazendo isso

[@satsumagt5284]

This is not the video we asked for, but the video we wanted

[@XAVIERAROD666]

You missed that CA would not prosecute murders, robbery and theft properly, but God forbid you put in a cold air intake.

[@zeackplayz6377]

this was 31 seconds ago 💀💀

[@grrfffGdeee-ev8nq]

For me 3min

[@xdjstreetx6564]

4m

[@themayor1132]

it was at 27 for me

[@richardbhagan8949]

7 for me

[@bobbys_projects]

The fact that you're getting hit by a 4000 lb solid steel car should be more of a priority than whether or not that car has moving headlights...

[@mztokyo7630]

Great content and great comments by people that actually understand the issue. We should introduce a weight tax or increase registration fees for the heavy dangerous trucks that tear up the roads. And repeal the chicken tax and CAFE Standards so we can have economical smaller cars like the old Honda CRX, etc. We need to write /coerce our congress, just inundate them with millions of letters!!! Phone calls are ignored, letters remain!! I don’t want a big gas guzzler. I want an easy to drive and park small sedan or truck.

[@diegoyanesholtz212]

As a Libertarian. The chicken tax is bs.

[@donniearmstrong8390]

I AGREE 100% on the truck beds getting smaller just like my grandfather and most of the men in my family say if you cannot put a full 4x8 sheet of plywood or sheetrock in the bed it is not a truck it is an suv with a small cargo box

[@fernandoramoa7079]

Pop up headlights would be hot af on crossovers

[@lincolnv9261]

Imagine we do get a domestic small truck, but you pop the hood and no matter how hard you look, doesn’t matter if you have good light or all the tools in the world, you can’t find the right to repair ANYWHERE in the engine compartment. Hate the American truck market, or any American vehicle market for that matter. Everything looks gross, has too many bells and whistles, and is curated with screwing you over in mind. I just want a 2-door 7 foot bed 1 foot ground clearance truck, who’s only tech consists of: Radio Cruise control EFI Light up instrument cluster (which is analog, because digital is gross and is less legible in the peripheral than a needle) Is that so much to ask?

[@Selfprogressionasaman]

I would love for older Ranger style bodies to make a come back

[@JDBajaBlast]

2nd and 3rd gen my beloved ❤️❤️