Increase the Maximum View Distance and add it to Video Settings options.
I made a post 2 year ago which is needed for this game because of the spawn system. If you go fast with a vehicle there is a chance to get zombies spawn in front of you to close and you don't have a chance to react which is in lethal difficulty can make you dead.
Link: https://support.stateofdecay.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/11355535829773-Add-View-Distance-to-settings-and-increase-the-maximum-range-of-that-tests-included?input_string=Increase%20the%20view%20distance%20for%20zombies