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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to U.S. News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

Vehicles with higher, vertical front ends raise risks for pedestrians

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to U.S. News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago
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Motor vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends are the most dangerous to pedestrians, according to a highway safety organization.An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study found that, whatever the nose shape, pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than 40 inches are about 45% m
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    If you ever want to compare car sizes, https://www.carsized.com/en/ is fun/frightening. Lining up a Miata and a Suburban is just scary.

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      So, the car I was talking about in my story (where the hood is above my roof) is a Jeep Wagoneer and it’s just insane!

      With how big cars have gotten, I just don’t feel safe on the road half the time. Tanks like that block line of sight both from me to lanes of traffic if I’m trying to turn and from traffic to me, so I have to be extra careful at nearly every intersection in my car. Nobody needs a car that big and it’s a constant source of annoyance for me.

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        That is freaking scary. No matter how safe your car is, a collision with that could be fatal

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      There are SUVs bigger than the Suburban.

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