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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    13 hours ago

    I live in northern Sweden, a region which is sparsely populated and mostly forests. We can encounter wildlife on the road regularly, especially when the Sámi move their reindeer herds. The observation of mostly station wagons and occasional Subaru Forester and very rarely an (old, but reasonably sized) pickup is my own.

    I remember hearing about it in the mandatory risk training we have to take to get our drivers licence, that if you hit a deer or a moose (they’re also very common here) with a car they’re meant to roll on the hood and then over the car. But a semi will just hit them dead on, but they’ve got enough momentum the impact and they’re designed to be able to take the blow. Either way, I’d much rather run in to a deer with my Volvo V70/XC70 than a F150.