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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.

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[–] moog@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] TheOneCurly@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think OP is probably a non-native english speaker and meant something like: "the child used in the example above (10 years old)"

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I drive a Gazelle.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

what's the mileage on it?

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Lexus RX450h Advance

It's not big big, but still big enough to fall into the SUV class, and certainly quite big for the tiny roads in the UK

picrel isn't mine, but is very similar

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Imagine trying to work on that thing. You need a step ladder to open the hood.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

You don't have to open the hood, you just bend a bit and work from under it. There probably even isn't a hood.

[–] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The hood is really just for checking fluids or minor repairs (bu-dum-tss). For anything big, the body gets lifted off the frame.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

A lot of the time the truck is put on a lift and the part is dropped out from under it. Removing body off frame is a ton of work, no one is doing it unless they absoultely have to

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I have a gmc sierra about that size

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[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Reminds me of the safety flags we used to have to attach to our Big Wheels so that drivers could see us.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago
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