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Originally Posted by extrashaky
Thinking psychologically, the thing to do would be to make a flag of some type that could be shut into the trunk or hood, with a staff that leans slightly away from your car toward the other driver. That way the car would appear closer than it is, and the person would stop sooner when they saw the flag over the front edge of their hood.
It wouldn't work in NYC, because those people would still keep going until they felt the jolt. But most other places people hit you because they're driving a taller car and can't actually see your bumper over the nose or tail of their behemoths.
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This ^
It is the risk we take for driving a low car in a world full of SUVs and pickup trucks.
I never truly realized just how bad it is until I parked beside our company truck one time. Even my bright orange car is all but invisible from the driver's seat. A grey, white, or black one could go completely unseen. The same applies when in front or behind a large vehicle. Even people that actually care can still give you a bump simply because they can't see it.