Pickup Truck Rear Safety Rated Poorly in New Study

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And bad news for back seat drivers. A new report from the insurance Institute of Highway Safety gave half ton pickup trucks a rating of poor when it comes to rear seat passenger crash tests. The Institute looked at the four best selling large trucks in North America, the Ram 1500 the F 150 the Ram 1500 the tundra for overall rear passenger restraints, all of the trucks fared poorly. It's important to note though that back seat passengers are not less safe than in previous years. It's just that this study compared back seat safety to front seat safety, which has improved in recent years.