Bri Guy @sopuli.xyz to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTruck bloat is killing us, new crash data revealswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up1408arrow-down17cross-posted to: fuck_trucks@sh.itjust.worksfuckcars@lemmy.cafuck_cars@lemmy.mlusnewscars
arrow-up1401arrow-down1external-linkTruck bloat is killing us, new crash data revealswww.theverge.comBri Guy @sopuli.xyz to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square145fedilinkcross-posted to: fuck_trucks@sh.itjust.worksfuckcars@lemmy.cafuck_cars@lemmy.mlusnewscars
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·1 year agotfw your Silverado has worse forward obstruction visibility than an M1 Abrams MBT
minus-squareHyperreality@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·1 year agoBoth hilarious and infuriating.
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up22·1 year agoI love how they throw in a peterbuilt and an M1 Abraham for reference lol
minus-squareSpaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down2·1 year agoThis is posted in metric so it doesn’t apply to the U.S.
minus-squareRGB3x3linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 year agoAnd it doesn’t even properly show how long and wide those vehicles are. Truck and SUV size has gotten absolutely ridiculous.
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThey barely fit in parking spaces. Usually you see the ass of them sticking out.
minus-squareDuamerthraxlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 year agoThey should make a version of the chart with model years included. I need a truck for work, but I’ll be looking for a 90’s or older next because the new ones are all too tall with no real utility benefit.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoI just want a bench, no rear seats, and a bed. Yet pretty much everything has that massive crew cab, bucket seats, and often a tiny bed. Trucks aren’t supposed to be comfortable, they’re supposed to be work horses.
minus-squareRostby@lemmy.fmhy.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIs this maximum or average? (Including seat adjustments)
Just gonna keep posting this
tfw your Silverado has worse forward obstruction visibility than an M1 Abrams MBT
Both hilarious and infuriating.
I love how they throw in a peterbuilt and an M1 Abraham for reference lol
This is posted in metric so it doesn’t apply to the U.S.
And it doesn’t even properly show how long and wide those vehicles are.
Truck and SUV size has gotten absolutely ridiculous.
They barely fit in parking spaces. Usually you see the ass of them sticking out.
They should make a version of the chart with model years included. I need a truck for work, but I’ll be looking for a 90’s or older next because the new ones are all too tall with no real utility benefit.
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I just want a bench, no rear seats, and a bed. Yet pretty much everything has that massive crew cab, bucket seats, and often a tiny bed.
Trucks aren’t supposed to be comfortable, they’re supposed to be work horses.
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Is this maximum or average? (Including seat adjustments)