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[–] [email protected] 233 points 2 weeks ago (43 children)

There's diagrams that show the visual impairments such trucks have. They are worse than semi trucks and even an Abrams tank.

https://i.redd.it/kftiwovba73b1.jpg

[–] [email protected] 127 points 2 weeks ago (38 children)

I don't get how these people even feel comfortable driving something where you can't see the road that's in front of you for 10+ meters out. I just wouldn't feel safe, there could be any kind of obstruction you can't see on the road from 10m away but will still fuck up your day and/or life.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Agreed, but some people drive that way. It's their road, get out of the way. I had a 1996 Dodge dually long ago for pulling a trailer, and its visibility wasn't very bad, except for around the damn side columns. I got into the habit of leaning forward and back as I would turn so that I had some idea of what was being blocked. At one point we had considered upgrading to the big trucks like the F-450/F550, and I got into one to see what it was like. I could see EVERYTHING. I was like, holy shit, this is luxury.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Side columns like that should be illegal. I was driving my stepdad's '21 Silverado 1500 crew cab a few weeks ago and was totally blown away when I almost pulled out in front of someone coming from the right in a big ass truck.

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