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U.S. pedestrian deaths reach a 40-year high (text.npr.org)

submitted 2 years ago by dingus@lemmy.ml to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] hickory@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And not just big ass trucks. I sat in a toyota highlander the other day and the hood was tall and massive. Why? Just for style. It has a small 4 cylinder. The nhtsa or whoever needs to add a car safety category for visibility. Until then massive grills and low visibility will be the norm.

[–] wet_lettuce@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Ironically pedestrian crumple zone requirements mean biggers hoods.