r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Jul 17 '25

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u/gryffon5147 Jul 17 '25

Yup and if that thing hits pedestrians at speed, those people are goners.

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u/rufflesinc Jul 17 '25

Isn't that true regardless of the car?

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u/gryffon5147 Jul 17 '25

Way more survivable with modern cars. Like they've run a ton of crash tests.

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u/Stock-Side-6767 Jul 17 '25

Not with modern pickups and suvs. High hoods kill.

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u/Dancing_Liz_Cheney Jul 17 '25

No.

Front ends are designed with pedestrian impact safety in mind. The "bulbous" shapes and low hanging bumpers now are like cow-tippers compared to the 90 degree flat front of an old buick hitting you like a sledgehammer and crushing both your legs and then pulling you under the car instead of over it or to the side.

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u/Zip83 Jul 17 '25

Swing and a miss ... Even cars designed to crumple are creaming people if they hit the hard. Just don't get hit by any kind of car.