Up next Gears and Differential Explained Published on April 15, 2019 Author Tread Staff Tags 4x4s, adventures, guidelines for vehicles, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, Share article Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Mail 0 Crashing for Safety Let’s be honest, most of us who participate in the wonderful hobby of 4x4s also daily drive our vehicles that we off-road and take on adventures. That means double duty, hauling the kids to soccer practice, glancing over at your significant other, and making sure you get home safe from work every day. That safety is a huge responsibility to bear, and with each iteration of vehicle on the market, the manufacturers are constantly trying to out-safety one another. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter In order for a vehicle to be certified legal for road use, the manufacturer must supply vehicles to the NHTSA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This is a branch of the federal government, a similar body of government to the Department of Transportation that each one of our states has. The difference is that the NHTSA and the SAE set safety standards and guidelines for vehicles and regulate as such. Whenever there is a major accident, the NHTSA is there to investigate what happened. As such, the NHTSA, along with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, truck crash test vehicles so that consumers know the shortfalls of the vehicles available, and to certify their safety on American roads. In this video from YouCar, the lineup of ‘19 trucks ranging from the Honda Ridgeline all the way to the Ford F-150 are tested. Which do you think is the safest truck on the road?
Features Overlanding 1990 Toyota Pickup That Traveled The Globe The “Little Red” Pickup That Could: This Backyard-Bound 4×4 Takes the Adventure of a Lifetime. The first time we saw Little Red, our 1990 Toyota […] Ashley Giordano July 13, 2022
Features How-To's Studying the Clouds: Keys to Predicting the Weather Head in the clouds? You’re in the right place. It isn’t too difficult to predict the weather if you’re in familiar territory. Near your home […] Ryan Lee Price December 12, 2022
Features Off-Roading Nena Barlow: Shattering Stereotypes An accomplished off-roader and businesswoman by nature, Nena Barlow pushes boundaries to help others enjoy the Great Outdoors. As owner/operator of Barlow Adventures and Sedona […] Mercedes Lilienthal April 17, 2023
Features The End of the Road: Dalton Highway Tackling The Dalton Highway One minute you’re rolling through steep hills on smooth gravel, the next you’re cruising on uneven pot-hole ridden asphalt, minutes later […] Bryon Dorr September 19, 2019