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@Richard_hoperestored @arstechnica

We've known about the correlation between hood height and pedestrian deaths since the 1980s. This study reaffirms prior knowledge.

My last pickup was an '86 4x4 F150. I could still lean in to check the oil and such easily enough while standing on the ground. I could reach over the bed rails to grab things out of the back.

My brother in law's '22 GMC 2500 4x4's hood is basically at my chin, about the same as the D700 Dodge stake truck I drove back in the '80s. Forget reaching over the side. It's the least useful pickup I've been around for anything other than towing. That's about the only thing he uses it for, towing a large horse trailer and a gooseneck flatbed for his hobby farm.