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Re:American drivers even more distracted by phones. Pedestri... by wanderingstan on Friday February 23, 2024 @08:11AM (#39480122)
Not sure if you’re being sarcastic, but the research is clear that trucks (and other high front end vehicles) are more likely to kill pedestrians:

https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/vehicles-with-higher-more-v...

> Whatever their nose shape, pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than 40 inches are about 45 percent more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes than cars and other vehicles with a hood height of 30 inches or less and a sloping profile, an IIHS study of nearly 18,000 pedestrian crashes found.

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Re:American drivers even more distracted by phones. Pedestri... by bonton89 on Friday February 23, 2024 @08:19AM (#39480210)
Trucks have turned into real monsters. Others on here have mentioned that legislation intended to improve fuel economy had some sort of yearly increasing weight category that was suppose to reduce the amount of large vehicles. But manufacturers all gamed it by just increasing the weight and size vehicles to stay above the line.
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