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59. Sometimes when I park in a lot I'll walk by one of the giant pickup trucks and the tailgate will by as high

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 11:57 AM

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as I am. I would need a stepladder to get in the thing and then I'd feel like a tractor-trailer driver. I also don't get all the super high tech stuff in all new vehicles. I can't imagine it isn't causing more accidents when you have to take your eyes off the road for even a second to control something via a computer screen. I would love to buy a new car, but I don't want a smart phone on wheels.

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The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s [View all] dalton99a Monday OP

And they travel 10-20mph over the speed limit, weigh 3,000 lbs more, bucolic_frolic Monday #1

One silver lining for the Felon's gas prices Jerry2144 Monday #2

Must Read malaise Monday #3

And they block visibility for other motorists Johnny2X2X Monday #4

When you're making a left hand turn across from one these trucks, you cannot see what's coming. Swede Monday #9

I can understand people wanting them for families Johnny2X2X Monday #19

Toyota Prius: 49-57 mpg VMA131Marine Monday #18

Yes and they are built aerodynamic and low TexasBushwhacker Monday #25

I think the 18-Wheelers are going to go electric sooner than later VMA131Marine Tuesday #58

Nevertheless TexasBushwhacker Tuesday #60

Headlights so high they've blinding. Sequoia Monday #36

Hyundai hybrids also get there JT45242 Monday #56

A couple of days ago I stood in front of one of these behemoths in the Publix parking lot. sop Monday #5

Sounds like a RAM truck Ferryboat Monday #20

I live in suburbia where there is no reason for Scrivener7 Monday #6

Every accident and incident I've had seems to have been involved with a Ford F-series truck Tommy Carcetti Monday #7

me sweetapogee Monday #57

Large pickups and S.U.V.s look small from Emile Monday #8

Semis are mostly on freeways and industrial areas, not many pedestrians crossing streets in front of them. Swede Monday #11

I drove one 3,000 miles every week, on Emile Monday #14

18 wheelers are super-sizing too orthoclad Monday #23

Their popularity is based on size. MineralMan Monday #10

With the huge tires and '"peaked chariot" hubcaps bedazzled Monday #27

That's about it. MineralMan Monday #29

I always give them every opportunity to pass me bedazzled Monday #47

Women like driving them too. BannonsLiver Monday #53

I think many people think they're safer to drive. MineralMan Monday #54

Mister Macho Jockstrap... GiqueCee Monday #12

I know a landscaper. He needed a new working truck Scrivener7 Monday #17

All those electronic gimmicks... GiqueCee Monday #34

When I contact a contractor for an estimate, MineralMan Monday #35

I hope you let the contractor whose time you are wasting realizes questionseverything Monday #45

Nope. I won't hire such a contractor. MineralMan Monday #50

LOL - "11 months of snow and 1 month of bad sledding" GenThePerservering Tuesday #61

You're obviously familiar... GiqueCee Tuesday #67

They are freakin' everywhere. Happy Hoosier Monday #13

Add the Carolina squat to the mix ornotna Monday #15

and don't get me started on how trying to back out of a parking space when they're right next to you!!! a kennedy Monday #16

The headlights! Ferryboat Monday #21

And a majority of them also have their fog lamps on too. Emile Monday #43

Another thing about this is the insurance companies. Blue Full Moon Monday #22

It's mostly bad drivers driving vehicles they can't handle. GoCubsGo Monday #24

The old saying "the bigger the pickup the smaller the wang" Clouds Passing Monday #26

I don't have any stats at my fingertips, but I'm willing to bet that the majority of people... 3catwoman3 Monday #28

+1. Their purpose is to impress and intimidate. dalton99a Monday #31

It's the "alpha" display orthoclad Monday #33

And boy are they annoying! ananda Monday #30

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. orthoclad Monday #32

I thought those were bags containing their brains... The Madcap Monday #41

I'm not convinced this explains the worldwide trend. cab67 Monday #37

It's not a global 'worldwide' trend unweird Monday #44

Agree with everyone here Chi67 Monday #38

Smaller SUV's work pretty well for families (even better than most minivans). The Madcap Monday #40

I can understand a pickup if... The Madcap Monday #39

+1. The margin for error is reduced dalton99a Monday #46

From my observation, since the pandemic many careless drivers, of all sizes. question everything Monday #42

Overall behavior has worsened fujiyamasan Tuesday #64

I hate driving in this country now RockCreek Monday #48

My #1 rule as a Pedestrian: they're trying to kill you. maxsolomon Monday #49

That's one place where I will not drive GenThePerservering Tuesday #63

Since the Pandemic, it's much less crowded downtown. maxsolomon Tuesday #65

It *is* better than it was, but still makes me crazy GenThePerservering Tuesday #66

and people refuse to take public transit because it is too "dangerous" DBoon Monday #51

The problem is more than just blind spot and size LogDog75 Monday #52

This is news to these folks? Miguelito Loveless Monday #55

Sometimes when I park in a lot I'll walk by one of the giant pickup trucks and the tailgate will by as high Vinca Tuesday #59

Many, many Americans are over-vehicled...nt Wounded Bear Tuesday #62

Referred to as "Grow-Dozers" in Humboldt County. PufPuf23 Tuesday #68