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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is why the kids would have been killed and the adult not.

America needs to regulate the size of cars. Hoods are unnecessarily large because of the American obsession of "bigger is better". Military grade tanks actually have better visibility of a child than US SUVs.

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https://carbuzz.com/news/the-abrams-m1-tank-has-better-visibility-than-a-ford-super-duty[/quote]

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My two children and I were very nearly hit in just this scenario and yes, a primary contributor was that the driver had a stupid, massively oversized pick up truck. That and rampant imcompetent/reckless driving is not a good combo.

We were in DC, in a residential neighborhood that has a small commercial strip. It was broad daylight. A four way stop. We were crossing in a well marked cross walk, northbound, and had waited until no cars were in motion before we started off the curb. I either had my 4 year old on my hip or by the hand, I don't remember exactly. My 8 y/o was immediately in front of me, and we were as close together as was possible without me stepping on the back of his shoes.

When we were about half away across, I realized the vehicle that had been stopped at the southbound lane stop sign, was now inching out into the intersection. It ultimately doesn't matter, but I don't think he had his blinker on. I assumed he was probably just being impatient and getting a start on turning left as soon as he could squeeze behind us but I tried to make eye contact just in case. Then, all of the sudden he accelerated into the turn, right at my 8 y/o. Instinctively, I stepped up to get between the truck and where my son was, while waving my free hand and SCREAMING stop at him before thank god he hit the brakes at the last second. Luckily it was nice weather so his window was down, otherwise who knows if he would have noticed.

He looked in shock and said "Oh god, I didn't see him!" Yeah, no $h!t. Maybe don't drive a monster truck for no reason other than vanity, especially through dense residential neighborhoods, dummy.[/quote]

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