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The linked article is about a recent study that looked at crash data from 2016-2021 to analyze the danger posed to pedestrians by different types of vehicles. The study found that pickups and full-size SUVs had significantly taller hoods and were much heavier than the average vehicle, making them more dangerous to pedestrians. The chance of a pedestrian's death was 6.6% for vans, 8.5% for sedans, and 8.8% for compact SUVs. The median front-end height of vehicles increased by 5% over the six-year period studied.