@DrTCombs These seem absolutely ridiculous unless you work in construction, but this sort of example has never really sold me: How is someone going to get that close to the front of your car, while you're driving, without you knowing?

I drive a modest crossover, and any time children cross in front of my car at an intersection, I make sure the same number that go in front of my car on one side are leaving the roadway on the other side before I proceed.

@DrTCombs If I trip and fall on the roadway, as a full-grown adult, you won't see that I'm in front of your compact car either. I expect you won't run me over because you saw me crossing and probably falling before I disappeared from view.

It's more important to be aware of what's around your vehicle at any given time than having a particular sightline close to the roadway.

@DrTCombs That's definitely a fair point, though I feel at the point we're optimizing how the car hits a person, we've already failed horribly.

I do think we should do more as a society to discourage buying vehicles this large without a justifiable career need.