Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians

Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by bdcravens on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @02:53PM (#38268668)

Then that leaves a huge part of the US that has no (or an extremely rare) need for that advantage. I can't haul a couch in my sedan, but I'm not going to buy an F-250 "just in case"

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Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by fooker on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:04PM (#38268867)

2023 saw more than 70% of the lower 48 states covered in snow. If you include Alaska, the largest state, it’ll increase a bit more.

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Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by bdcravens on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:14PM (#38269022)

Large states like Texas may as well be considered several states for purposes of identifying trends. Houston hasn't had any snow since the freeze in 2021; we commonly go several years without snow that doesn't melt in an hour. So again, it wouldn't make sense to base a purchase on a rare event.

I'd like to see a statistic that shows what percentage of the US has persistent snow (say, 24 hours).

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Re:Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose great... by lapetitejort on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:13PM (#38269002)

What percentage of counties? My state got snowed on because it has a mountain range, but not my county since it's in the desert near sea level.

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