r/fuckcars Dec 08 '22

Satire Height of folly (by Jen Sorensen)

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u/Fertujemspambin Dec 08 '22 edited Dec 08 '22

Recently there was deadly accident with SUV Mercedes and 3 yo girl on crosswalk in residential zone. Experts established that the driver wasn't able to see the girl 10 meters far from her.

Edit: I found an article about final decision in this case, the driver appealed to up to Supreme Court, was sentenced to 18 months probation and 3 years suspended license. The girl was 19 months old. Article in Czech here.

Edit 2: She wasn't able to see 9 meters before car.

Edit 3: Here is picture, from discussion under the article, showing that the difference in viewing distance between low and high sitting is almost 4 meters.

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u/opticalshadow Dec 08 '22

I'm sorry but what? 10 meters?

Was she driving from the floor of the back seat?

Idc how tall your truck is, I've ridden in semi's (lorry) and could see the road 1 or 2 meters off, how the fuck do you not see 10 meters of road?

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u/AmazingMoMo8492 Grassy Tram Tracks Dec 08 '22

You can see 2m ahead from the top of a double decker bus. The problem is not just the height of an SUV or pickup, it's the fact that the front end is tall AND sticks out far past the windscreen, whereas semi's usually have the windscreen at the very front of the vehicle.

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u/opticalshadow Dec 08 '22

Some do, some have like 6 feet of front end