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Re:Large cars kill US pedestrians, don't make drivers safer by david38 on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @02:22PM (#27975714)
Historically children are actually safer. The large front end distributes the force over the entire body of the child.

That being said,

* better to see the child and not hit them

* people should get training in how to drive trucks. They are not cars. Requiring a special license will make the lazier ones think twice at least

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Re:Large cars kill US pedestrians, don't make drivers safer by cycomanic on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @03:31PM (#27976548)
I highly doubt that the larger frontend distributing the force over the whole body makes things safer. In particular because for a higher frontend this includes the head, which is arguably the most sensitive area of the body.

Do you have any studies that back up that claim?

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