That bumper is eye level with me. He could have probably decapitated me if he reversed with enough determination.
Itās hard out there for small car people when everyone else is in an arms race to be as big as possible.
He needs it for his Roleplay as big strong man!
The situation is even worse for motorcyclists, sadly.
Just remember you have the more fun vehicle. Iād rather be driving a small Honda with a 7500rpm redline rather than a big truck.
Iāve owned a lot of different vehicles over the years.
1998 Ford Taurus, 2002 Ford Mustang, 2012 Honda Civic Coupe, 2016 Honda HRV, 2017 Yamaha FZ-09, 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata, ā¦and finallyā¦ 2023 Ford F-150 Tremor
My two favorite vehicles out of that list are the Miata and the F-150. Iāve lived both lives and theyāre not comparable.
The Miata was a blast to take out into the country and find a series of twisty corners while banging through gears with the top down. I do miss having the wind in my hair and no particular destination in mind.
The F-150 is great because Iām building a house and need to haul loads of lumber and plywood. Itās also fantastic because I can take it off road and camp in the bed on vacation, getting to places the Miata could never go. Itās also pretty fun to drive with a lot of power.
Admittedly, when you get spirited with the pedal, you can hear the echos and screams of dinosaurs as their remains are incinerated expeditiously by the twin-turbo V6. Not the most environmentally conscious thing Iāve owned, but I disagree that trucks arenāt fun.
Interesting. I admittedly donāt have much experience with driving many types of cars, Iāve only ever driven cars ranging from a hatchback to a small SUV, with the notable exception of C7 Corvette, that was super fun.
But how does the FZ-09 not immediately take the #1 spot over all the cars?
If weāre going to let people drive all these unnecessarily large trucks on our roads, we should create a new license class for them. Something between a Class D and Class B that has its own written/road test, where theyāre forced to learn about how these cars have huge blind spots, longer breaking distances, and how theyāre not crash compatible with standard sized cars. Hopefully, if a government agency acknowledged how dangerous these trucks are, it might also lead to bigger insurance premiums for the dorks who drive them.
I was at a set of train tracks behind a large truck. Well, in front of him, a car was stalled with hazards on. He looks behind him, backs up to go around the guy, and taps my front bumper. Dudeās truck was so large he couldnāt even see me in the rear view, and the side mirrors made me invisible since the wheel wells were so wide.
I donāt even drive a tiny car or anything, just a mid-sized sedanā¦.
I hate driving or riding in large vehicles though. I feel like theyāre tall, unwieldy, and Iām short, so I usually can just see high enough to drive but always feel like Iām about to hit everything. Canāt imagine having one as a daily driver.
Not that this is adding anything but Iāve been hit three times by big trucks that ādidnāt see meā.
The first time my wife and I were driving home from a date and he came from behind and just came into my lane and destroyed the left side of my car. He was a good guy and agreed it was his fault and the insurance worked out great.
The second time my wife and I were on our way to a concert and the same thing he came him behind except he also pushed me into a parked car destroying both sides of my car and almost ripped off my front left tire. This fucker lied to his insurance and because we had no witnesses I ended up paying for the rental and deductible. I also installed dash cams after.
The third time I was driving home from seeing one of my kids (theyāre all adults) and stopped on the interstate in stop and go traffic. This guy rear ended me. When e pulled over he swore I stopped suddenly for no reason and was driving like an idiot. We called the cops and I showed him the video where I stopped due to traffic and the guy was at least 200 yards away when I did this PLAYING ON HIS DAMN PHONE! Needless to say the cop was on my side.
Note: My small cars are sports cars, so not exactly environmentally as kind as a smart car, but I still am concerned with these giant vehicles that are just begging to hurt people. I think they should follow the same regulations as buses. Put giant ass mirrors on the front on them like school buses and all, require a higher level license just to be able to drive them and so on.
