Giant Pickup Trucks Are Killing Pedestrians in Incredible Numbers
futurism.com
Monster trucks and SUVs and their huge blind spots are causing a monstrous number of pedestrian fatalities every year.

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The physics of being hit by a tall car are gruesome. With a standard sedan, which has a hood height of around two and a half feet, a pedestrian who gets struck straight-on gets flung onto the hood. While perilously acrobatic, hoods are designed to absorb impacts and cushion the pedestrian’s fall.

If you drive a pickup like this, you have made an arbitrary choice to kill the next person you accidentally hit.