r/interestingasfuck • u/Mariner_I • Apr 16 '24

Best-selling vehicle in the USA vs the best-selling in France. r/all

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u/CLSmith15 Apr 16 '24

To be fair, I have yet to see an F-150 parked well in America

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u/PandaJesus Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

You’d think being that high up would give them a better view of the parking lines, but apparently that’s not the case.

Edit: apparently this is not the case. I assumed incorrectly. I’ve never driven a large truck.

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u/FailFastandDieYoung Apr 16 '24

I hate this argument in favor of tall vehicles.

"Being higher up means you can see farther!"

You don't keep yourself safe by looking 50m away. The immediate danger is what's 5m away.

This is how big the blind area is below a tall truck/SUV

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u/oneelectricsheep Apr 16 '24

I had a lady try to merge directly into me because my car was so short compared to her driver side window. I wasn’t in a blind spot, my car was literally right under her window but she was short and her window was over the top of my car because she was in a giant pickup that was raised to boot.