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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’ve seen one that had a front camera specifically added so you can see what’s in front of you for parking the monster. It looks like the dumbest design that’s just screaming how impractical it is for both safety and driving.
Like, maybe if you need a front facing camera to use this thing, maybe this limited visibility is also inappropriate for driving, no?
The bus
NHTSA recently published a proposed rule taking on pedestrian safety, specifically calling out this problem. Expect it to be killed early next year.
Oh you mean the new kid regulations requiring stilts and helmets to bring your kids outside? We probably also need new construction regulations to required bollards along the side of the property facing the street so as to prevent damage to trucks if the house happens to get too close.
Probably going to require front-facing camera. Similar to how they dealt with the rear visibility issue.
There's a link to the proposed rule in the first paragraph. Note the diagrams on page 35, page 51, then page 84. They're working on it. NHTSA is slow, and they won't be allowed to finish.
You can comment here if you'd like to actually do something besides be snarky on a website nobody reads.
This truck is taller than a used kid (10 years old).
Well there's your problem: you've got a used kid. New kids are, on average, about 5'9" - plenty tall to compete with today's civilian tanks.
Donnie Wahlberg was a New kid on the block????? Wow. I had no idea!
I'm used to the normal transition between toddler pupae to child-like human. That's when I though children were brand spanking new.
And 30lb e-scooters that can fit under your desk are the problem! /s
In all seriousness, is it any wonder why pedestrians get murdered at crosswalks? The drivers of those tanks can't see anything below the dash!
Imagine trying to work on that thing. You need a step ladder to open the hood.
The hood is really just for checking fluids or minor repairs (bu-dum-tss). For anything big, the body gets lifted off the frame.
Here's another such killer truck just steps from the previous one in the same parking area.
Why does that person have a bull bar on their truck in a garage?
Its Nevada. Nevada has signs for drivers to watch out for deer, cattle, donkeys, horses, pigs, slow trucks, rams and I'm probably missing a few others. Not signs about kids. They probably put those near schools only where parents actually drop off the kids at the front entrance.
You know that kid is just like "Mom, can we just go home? No I don't wanna stand in front of any more trucks! Mom, stop being weird."
