Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds
Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds
arstechnica.com
Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds
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No shit? I forget where I saw the comparison but the length of the view that is blocked when being in a big ass truck is absolutely insane. There could be a gaggle of kids in front of you and you would never know until you hit them.
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I mentioned this is another comment, but the crazy thing is that's the driver's view from M1 Abrams. Typically, in hatches open operation you'd either have a Crew Commander (and/or gunner) standing with their torso out of the turret for better visibility (and a second set of eyes), or a ground guide watching where you go.
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Perhaps we should introduce a commander's hatch to help large pickup trucks safely navigate around neighborhoods.
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Ooh, we should introduce Maritime Pilots to cars!
Just pick up a spotter who knows the territory when you enter a town and they can safely navigate your massive ego truck around the tricky streets.
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Bearcats have a rotating roof hatch.
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That'd be the one.
On another note, I think your comment is causing the Boost app to crash. :/
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Was seriously considering a pickup as my next car until my partner pointed me to similar research a while back.
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They also seriously injure the people they do hit.
A car tends to hit low and send people onto the hood. A truck hits high (head and torso injuries) and knocks people to the ground where they get run over.
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There could be a gaggle of kids in front of you and you would never know until you hit them.
Republicans: As long as they're not white...
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Modern trucks have shitty visibility all the way around. I borrow my dad's Colorado and my boss's F-150 frequently and I always feel like I'm driving a school bus and feel like I can't see shit. They have backup cameras but it's not that great(and the idea that a backup camera should be required to operate a vehicle safely in the first place is abhorrent to me anyway). I never had any issues with my S10 back in the day and I could fit more shit in the bed.
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There's another extreme, when a friend of mine took me for a ride in a two-seat convertible BMW X2 it felt like I was barely above ground. When one of the SUVs was near us at a traffic light it felt like it was going to run over us without even noticing
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it felt like it was going to run over us without even noticing
Yeah that's because they have shitty visibility. Also the reason I'll never ride a motorcycle in traffic.
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Yeah, my friend noted exactly the same about visibility that time 😅
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo&t=559s
There is a good visualization in this video (These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us by Not Just Bikes) at the timestamp I linked (roughly 9 minutes 19 seconds), cited from KidsAndCars.org
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Who are you replying to?
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Was a reply to the comment before it was edited. I’ll delete mine.
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