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Just look at that. This truck is taller than a used kid (10 years old). I assume the truck can run over pretty much any other age but probably the driver might be able to see older kid's heads. Or we could teach our kids to jump to school rather than walk. If you see a truck, jump and make eye contact before jumping while crossing the street. Or we could tell our kids to never go outside until they are 21.
I don't fucking drive.
This morning I was driving to work and I saw off in the distance something moving behind an F250 truck. As I got closer and got to see the back, I realized it was the owner of the truck offloading tools at the worksite. He was on the shorter side, true, but a fully grown man completely hidden by the box of the truck.
Subaru Outback. You should see the kids roll off that hood at 80mph.
The Impreza I drive is lower so the kids fly higher since I'm hitting them lower down.
Look at my load.
Fucking A' Julian
Touran. Its a piece of shit, but good visibility and reasonable mpg.
Good visibility? You can't even see what's in front of your tires.
I drive one of these. MPG isn't great, if I'm being honest.
Have you tried installing a flaming guitarist to the hood?
I have but it, I dunno, it upsets the handling somehow.
Probably why you carry all that fuel around with you.
At least that truck is serving a purpose.
The perfect height to deliver devastating head and chest injuries. It’s almost like they deliberately designed this thing to kill kids.
Not to mention it's so high up and the hood is so massive, you can't see the ground for like 10 feet in front of it.
I recall about 10 years ago, a guy at a shop i used to work at bought a GMC6500. I'm 6'2" and could easily walk under the side mirrors.
I noticed the truck was parked in the same spor for about a month. I asked some of the guys I worked with why it hadn't moved. Apparently, the owner was getting into it when he fell out backward, injuring himself.
I'm 5'3 and had to do an oil change one one when I worked at wal-mart. I was in the pit so I had to stand on the top rung of the step ladder we had down there just to reach the suspension so I could hang off it to get at the oil filter.
lol
They don't make kids like they used to. Can you imagine that a brand new kid in 2024 is much shorter than this 10 year old used kid!
A brand new kid, in this economy?!
You can buy a tank cheaper in USA than you can buy a sedan in Turkey.
By tank I mean a tank. A real tank. Used by Israel and Syria in the seven day war.
Yeah.
I guarantee that tank has better visibility than the vehicle pictured
True by the way
Bicycle or skateboard usually, if I have to drive it's either a 5 speed Subaru Legacy or a Prius
I'm told this makes you a lesbian.
Hmm, I do like women...
NHTSA recently published a proposed rule taking on pedestrian safety, specifically calling out this problem. Expect it to be killed early next year.
Used kid?
Not everyone can afford a new one bro. Don't sound so put off about it.
A 2005 Ford Focus is my kid deadening tool of choice.
Anyday now American kids will start wearing a big pole with a high viz contraction at the top whenever they leave the house.
