Why are so many Mavericks getting rear ended?

[Jaackil]

It seems like a very high percentage of Mavericks are getting rear ended. Most of the accident posts here are about getting rear ended. I read an article recently about a huge salvage company somewhere in the Midwest that is buying up all the totaled Mavs and the majority have rear end damage. Certainly Idiots on cell phones and texting are a contributing factor but you would expect the rate to be the same as all vehicles. Idiots don t discriminate. So that can’t be the only reason
One thing I suspect with Hybrids is one pedal driving. Ford did not put a simple $25 part in the hybrids that would engage the brake lights when the vehicle is regen braking like most other hybrids and EV’s do. Maybe the NHTSA will pick up on this and order a recall.
Couple of questions for the group.
Of those that have been rear ended did to you replace the stock brake bulbs with brighter led’s like Lasfits?
If you are running the replacement LED’s do you think they make a difference?
Basicly, does anyone have any good ideas to prevent this?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

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[volksnuts]

There are plenty of totaled Mavericks that are not rear end collisions
I’d be curious of the actual breakdown of totaled trucks by direction of the hit

 

[Farmer_John]

...rear ended in road rage incident...total. The downside to the unibody.

 

[crgator]

Three years ago, my 3-month-old Hyundai Tucson got rear-ended in stop-and-go traffic while traveling through Baltimore, Md. One year ago, my 6-month-old Maverick got rear-ended in stop-and-go traffic in Orlando, FL. I'm hoping I don't get a repeat in five months in my 4-month old Maverick.

 

[skyhawk]

brake light on while coasting/regen is a dumb idea and you will never see nhtsa mandate it.

 

[Hardening2753]

It seems like a very high percentage of Mavericks are getting rear ended. Most of the accident posts here are about getting rear ended. I read an article recently about a huge salvage company somewhere in the Midwest that is buying up all the totaled Mavs and the majority have rear end damage. Certainly Idiots on cell phones and texting are a contributing factor but you would expect the rate to be the same as all vehicles. Idiots don t discriminate. So that can’t be the only reason
One thing I suspect with Hybrids is one pedal driving. Ford did not put a simple $25 part in the hybrids that would engage the brake lights when the vehicle is regen braking like most other hybrids and EV’s do. Maybe the NHTSA will pick up on this and order a recall.
Couple of questions for the group.
Of those that have been rear ended did to you replace the stock brake bulbs with brighter led’s like Lasfits?
If you are running the replacement LED’s do you think they make a difference?
Basicly, does anyone have any good ideas to prevent this?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

The hybrid is not one pedal driving

 

[Jaackil]

brake light on while coasting/regen is a dumb idea and you will never see nhtsa mandate it.

respectfully why? They don’t come on while coasting. Only when actual regen braking. Every single EV has it and most of the Prius’s that I am aware of have it. That includes the Mach E.

 

[Jaackil]

The hybrid is not one pedal driving

No not full one pedal like a ev but you can virtually one pedal with it. I do it all the time.

 

[crgator]

brake light on while coasting/regen is a dumb idea and you will never see nhtsa mandate it.

I agree. It would be kind of like the brake light coming on while downshifting a manual tranny. Not a good idea at all.

 

[ATXTACOS]

All that hypermiling! Speed it up

 

[Jaackil]

I agree. It would be kind of like the brake light coming on while downshifting a manual tranny. Not a good idea at all.

So if you are decelerating fast it’s not a good idea to make sure the person behind you knows? I understand the argument that is their problem. But on roads where the majority of vehicles today have automatic transmissions you have no real choice but to hit your brake pedal in an automatic right? If it is such a bad idea why do all EV’s do it? Why do most hybrids do it?
But that really isn’t the question. The real question is why is it not a good idea? Not just because that is not the way it is done with manual transmissions. Not being argumentative I am looking for an answer. I really don’t want to lose my Mav over a stupid rear end collision that maybe could be avoided.

 

[OleFordGuy]

I would assume the issue is widespread regardless of make or model of the vehicle in todays world of distracted driving. We just see it pronounced with mavericks since this is a maverick forum. Just a guess/assumption....

 

[Jaackil]

All that hypermiling! Speed it up

. I hear ya. For someone who normally is always in the left lane at 80+. It is really hard when you see that gas mileage drop from 46 to 42 on the dash at 80.

 

[RonFLA]

Key word is “seems” like…

 

[Jaackil]

I would assume the issue is widespread regardless of make or model of the vehicle in todays world of distracted driving. We just see it pronounced with mavericks since this is a maverick forum. Just a guess/assumption....

I agree I would have thought so too and you are right there probably are more rear end collisions today over all but when I was researching the Mav I followed the peer competitors forums (Santa Cruz, Ridgeline and even Ranger). I didn’t see the same #. Which may just be anecdotal I know.

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