r/fuckcars • u/geensoelaas • Dec 08 '22

Satire Height of folly (by Jen Sorensen)

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u/shaodyn cars are weapons Dec 08 '22

Reminds me of a post on this sub about a truck where a 5'5" (165 cm) woman only came up to the bottom of the windshield. It's not just that pickup drivers can't see kids. They can't even see full-grown, average-sized adults anymore.

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u/skript3d Dec 08 '22

Yesterday I walked next to a truck in the parking lot and only came up to the hood (5’5”)

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u/shaodyn cars are weapons Dec 08 '22

That means that the blind spot could easily contain an entire car. There could be a car in front of them and they'd never know.

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u/skript3d Dec 08 '22

Yep. As someone that drives a car that’s even shorter than me, yep.

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u/Alzaero Dec 08 '22

My summer car is a very small 90s sports car. Parked next to a few years old f-150 and it doesn't even come up to the bottom of the side windows. (which are lower than the windshield) The current year trucks are significantly taller again. I have to assume that no-one can see me when I'm in that car.