Would that because the other vehicles they would collide width are over-engineered, overweight and over-reinforced?
As they less safe than bicycles and motorbikes in that respect?
I don't think the safety record of a motorcycle is a standard to aim for -- but even then a kei truck is at least twice the weight and likely has significantly less sophisticated brakes.
[1] https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/state...
"I don't think the US should care unless they want to get rid of that import loop hole law."
I am simply stating fact. US federal law allows you to import vehicles that are 25+ years old without passing any safety or emission law. The Japanese market is already different enough in safety compared to the US market. These cars are indeed death traps if you were to get in an accident with an equivalently old US car.