Theory why Mavericks get rear-ended so much

[Timothyd]

Actually, we did: smallpox, polio, MMR, flu, often tetanus, later chicken pox, papilloma, shingles...

What we didn't do was die from measles (like the kids are made to do now).

Where are the measles coming from?

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[pigsareus]

The Maverick looks so much like the F-150 that drivers approaching from behind think the have lots of room before they must stop. The Maverick is smaller, and appears the same as an F-150 that is much further away giving drivers a false sense there is more room between them and the tailgate of the Maverick.
I do not know how, but bet one could figure what a Maverick looks like at 50 yards, and compare that to an F-150 that was 100 yards away. If they look the same, there's the explanation of the high rear-end collision frequency. I say high, base only on the accidents reported on site.
Anyone have a better idea or want to poke holes in mine?
tom

people are idiots.

 

[dhaskit]

Not to worry. It’s just Bump Drafting.
NASCAR drivers do it all the time so there’s nothing to worry about.
The people with phones in their hand are probably just trying to take a picture of your cool bumper sticker.

 

[sprubs]

The Maverick looks so much like the F-150 that drivers approaching from behind think the have lots of room before they must stop. The Maverick is smaller, and appears the same as an F-150 that is much further away giving drivers a false sense there is more room between them and the tailgate of the Maverick.
I do not know how, but bet one could figure what a Maverick looks like at 50 yards, and compare that to an F-150 that was 100 yards away. If they look the same, there's the explanation of the high rear-end collision frequency. I say high, base only on the accidents reported on site.
Anyone have a better idea or want to poke holes in mine?
tom

I usually drive with both eyes open which allows my brain to estimate the distance of objects before I crash into them.

 

[pigsareus]

The Maverick looks so much like the F-150 that drivers approaching from behind think the have lots of room before they must stop. The Maverick is smaller, and appears the same as an F-150 that is much further away giving drivers a false sense there is more room between them and the tailgate of the Maverick.
I do not know how, but bet one could figure what a Maverick looks like at 50 yards, and compare that to an F-150 that was 100 yards away. If they look the same, there's the explanation of the high rear-end collision frequency. I say high, base only on the accidents reported on site.
Anyone have a better idea or want to poke holes in mine?
tom

last year had some younger lady behind me she was very close to my back bumper, noticed that her car was sort of weaving left and right and then noticed that she was on her phone with one hand and then using her other hand to 'gesture' to the air I guess with the other one. She was 'steering' with her knees. After about a mile of this and it was continuous I just pulled down a sidestreet and let go on ahead and run into someone else.

 

[grumpyunk]

If your theory were true then Tacomas would be rea rended more than Tundras. Colorados more than Silverados etc. Piss poor drivers is the cause.

This thought came to mine when I saw two trucks parked side by side. A Maverick and a F-150. The similarity was what stood out. Park a Taco next to a Tundra, Colorado next to a Silverado, etc and the difference between the two models seems more noticeable.
I thought the number of rear end collisions reported on site was higher than average, no stats involved, and it just seemed the designs were so similar that a shrunken F-150 seemed a good explanation. My bet is there are a LOT of people that do not even know what a Maverick is, or that it exists. If so, they look so much alike they could mistake the tiny truck for a far-away F-150. Or they could be sleepy, distracted, under influence of something, or just don't care. It was a thought.
tom

 

[Buggy Man]

I call BS
Hole poked.
People are texting, absentmindedly not paying attention to the task at hand.
Not every driver out there should have a drivers license.
Commercially I’ve logged 3.2 million miles. Plus to and from in my POV all my life.
I’ve never rear ended anyone or even caused a wreck. Never been at fault.
It’s not the vehicles fault.

It’s people who just won’t accept responsibility for their actions.
Besides they call them accidents, that’s BS they are crashes.
“Aw poor pitiful me, the roads were wet, it was icy, I couldn’t see”
They were all driving too fast for the road conditions.

We were men, and NO one had peanut allergies !

YES, what he said. Right on!

 

[Blokcar]

i doubt they get rear ended at a higher frequency than any other vehicle. When they do get rear ended it causes more damage than a bigger truck though. while they are very safe, unibody frames are more likely to be totaled than a big truck.

 

[olderthanyourdirt]

This thought came to mine when I saw two trucks parked side by side. A Maverick and a F-150. The similarity was what stood out. Park a Taco next to a Tundra, Colorado next to a Silverado, etc and the difference between the two models seems more noticeable.
I thought the number of rear end collisions reported on site was higher than average, no stats involved, and it just seemed the designs were so similar that a shrunken F-150 seemed a good explanation. My bet is there are a LOT of people that do not even know what a Maverick is, or that it exists. If so, they look so much alike they could mistake the tiny truck for a far-away F-150. Or they could be sleepy, distracted, under influence of something, or just don't care. It was a thought.
tom

there must be some way to blame someone else, not the stupid drivers out there

 

[Meeka]

i doubt they get rear ended at a higher frequency than any other vehicle. When they do get rear ended it causes more damage than a bigger truck though. while they are very safe, unibody frames are more likely to be totaled than a big truck.

Go to different forums and they prolly say the same thing, “how come our cars get rear-ended more than anything else”?

 

[Alfetta159]

When and where was cannibalism legalized?

The phone suggested that, and I thought, let's see if anyone notices that.

 

[Alfetta159]

A lot of people severely underestimate their ability to multifunction.

Even before the phones took off, you would see folks in those areas that get the occasional snow day once a year or so like Seattle, and they go out and have no idea what they're doing driving in snow and ice, and pile up, or slide off the road. My dad would always say, "People underestimating the conditions and overestimating their abilities."

 

[Howard]

The phone suggested that, and I thought, let's see if anyone notices that.

That’s Ai at work. Never trust it. Think for yourself.

 

[Alfetta159]

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Where are the measles coming from?

God created the virus on the fourth day, and Noah just had to take it onto the ark, so I guess we're all stuck with it.

 

[Meeka]

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God created the virus on the fourth day, and Noah just had to take it onto the ark, so I guess we're all stuck with it.

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