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More in: Safety  The Houston Chronical reported, "The pickup has been called the national vehicle of Texas, and as TV ads remind us, it's built tough. But when pickup drivers don't buckle up, statistics show, they are more likely to die on Texas roads than their passenger car counterparts.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 59 percent of the 699 people killed in Texas pickup crashes in 2003 were not wearing safety belts, compared with 40 percent of those killed in car wrecks." Full Story... Related Story at USA Today... Discuss now in our forums: 2004 Ford Explorer Flip Trac New Doors Opening For Ford SUVs Show Improvement in Rollover Testing Chihuahua Saves Family From Ford Fire Roll Over, Fordhoven! GM, Ford target SUV rollovers Big Three Add Anti-Rollover Technology Sport Trac Concept Fixes Rollover? Hummer H2 Investigated for Possible Safety Defect Flames From F-150 Harley Destroys Homes
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