Bigger vehicles are directly resulting in more deaths of people walking

Re:Bigger vehicles are directly resulting in more deaths of ... by vitus on Sunday August 22, 2021 @08:59PM (#28271257)

It's pretty close, though.

The closest proxy to this that I could find ("inside height" of the truck bed plus "open tailgate to ground") is 57.4-57.7" for a 2015 4x4, while the average adult male in the US is 5'9".

https://www.fordfseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-...

I don't know about you, but if you looked at the top 1.3" of my head, you'd just see hair.

edit: as pointed out, I am bad at math apparently.

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Re:Bigger vehicles are directly resulting in more deaths of ... by giantg2 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @09:05PM (#28271291)

I think you need to check your math. 5'9" comes out to 69", giving you about 12" visible inches (more dpending on driver height and distance from vehicle).

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