I was inches from planting mine in a rottweiler. I had it all the way back, and was ready. Meanwhile, the old woman was telling me 'He's scared of you'. That made us even. She finally got control of him. He nearly took her down as I went by, spewing profanity at her. I don't think I've been that scared since then.
I like bigass four-by trucks. And yeah, I'm almost 5'9"!
That said, in Seattle almost no one actually needs a pickup. But man, if I ever need to blaze a path at the mall, maybe go over a curb, watch out!
This foam roller product is designed specifically to stretch muscles. It is very effective on the IT band. I was told my quad was overdeveloped. (Doing squats for pain free descents.)