What kid deadning machine do you drive?
What kid deadning machine do you drive?
Just look at that. This truck is taller than a used kid (10 years old). I assume the truck can run over pretty much any other age but probably the driver might be able to see older kid's heads. Or we could teach our kids to jump to school rather than walk. If you see a truck, jump and make eye contact before jumping while crossing the street. Or we could tell our kids to never go outside until they are 21.
This truck is taller than a used kid (10 years old).
Well there's your problem: you've got a used kid. New kids are, on average, about 5'9" - plenty tall to compete with today's civilian tanks.
I recall about 10 years ago, a guy at a shop i used to work at bought a GMC6500. I'm 6'2" and could easily walk under the side mirrors.
I noticed the truck was parked in the same spor for about a month. I asked some of the guys I worked with why it hadn't moved. Apparently, the owner was getting into it when he fell out backward, injuring himself.
I’ve seen one that had a front camera specifically added so you can see what’s in front of you for parking the monster. It looks like the dumbest design that’s just screaming how impractical it is for both safety and driving.
Like, maybe if you need a front facing camera to use this thing, maybe this limited visibility is also inappropriate for driving, no?
A 2005 Ford Focus is my kid deadening tool of choice.
And 30lb e-scooters that can fit under your desk are the problem! /s
In all seriousness, is it any wonder why pedestrians get murdered at crosswalks? The drivers of those tanks can't see anything below the dash!
2016 kia soul, it's named "sir-hops-a-lot" because the gas petal is sensitive and someone who hasn't driven it will 'hop' (also my love of frogs and that it's green).
(picture is a bit inaccurate due to the year)It was like ~$11.5k and we got it from a pretty small car dealership which is family owned that doesn't squabble about prices. What's on the website is what you get.
I love my little frogmobile to death :32021 RadPower Radrunner 2, a 2018 Chevy Bolt, and a 2008 Dodge Sprinter that runs on used cooking oil. The sprinter smells of fish and chips when I actually need that capacity of carry ability.
Even the Sprinter's hood is at least a foot and a half, if not two feet lower than that monstrosity, and I can shove way more into it than that thing can carry. I know because I have used it to move 10 ton loads of river rocks for a friend that was removing their lawn.
Lexus RX450h Advance
It's not big big, but still big enough to fall into the SUV class, and certainly quite big for the tiny roads in the UK
picrel isn't mine, but is very similar
The bus
I used to live on a farm without trash pickup, so she got a good bit of work done. Not longer on the farm since my parents passed, but didnt have the courage to trade her in since it was my moms favorite vehicle.
Still get the occasional full load since I'm a big dude with a truck. Makes me feel good helping out people with small cars.
what's the mileage on it?
I drive a civic but ask the average American and you might hear something like this. https://youtu.be/MI7Tq6sRxE4?si=IeLZIDpqwjzZXvAe
I don't fucking drive.
2013 VW Golf 2.0 TDI. Although I’ve not driven it since February due to a complaint with the financial ombudsman service as it’s evident I have a blown head gasket which was causing me issues from buying it used.
Now have a 35 mile each way trip on the Metrolink and train to work. Luckily Incan WFH three days a week.
I drive a 20 ton vehicle with dual rear tires, it gets about 4 mpg. I don't own a car though.
(I drive a city bus)
I drive a Gazelle.
This morning I was driving to work and I saw off in the distance something moving behind an F250 truck. As I got closer and got to see the back, I realized it was the owner of the truck offloading tools at the worksite. He was on the shorter side, true, but a fully grown man completely hidden by the box of the truck.
Reminds me of the safety flags we used to have to attach to our Big Wheels so that drivers could see us.
Why do people forget that not everyone lives in an urban place without deer or other dangerous wildlife encounters at high speed on the road?
The increase in height is not a narcissism thing. I agree however that trucks of this height need to be outfitted with better sensors to make sure pedestrians don’t end up dead in bad encounters.
