The Rise of Deadly Trucks and S.U.V.s ^76.9%

The New York Times - By Michael H. Keller, Danielle Ivory, Irineo Cabreros, Eli Murray, Gabriel Blanco, Joey Sendaydiego - 6/22/2026, 9:02 AM

Availability Heuristic 59.4% - Appeal to Authority 59.4% - Negativity Bias 40.6%

A once-steady decline in pedestrian deaths in the United States has reversed, even as other countries have grown safer. Michael Keller, a New York Times investigative reporter, used crash test results, 3-D visibility scans and real-world reconstructions to explore how the boom in taller, heavier trucks and S.U.V.s has changed what... more