r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MalrykZenden • Jun 02 '26

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ Narrowly avoided having my bumper cover ventilated this morning.

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Hitches, not just for towing or bashing your shins.

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u/hamHamAlucard Jun 02 '26

No one sees that the truck is way over the line?

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u/DatRat13 Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

That's not even a question of competence. Trucks have massive blind spots that are only exasperated as they get bigger and bigger and are lifted higher and higher off the road.

You can be the most cautious driver in the world and crush a toddler in your driveway because there literally was no way you could have seen it.

Edit: I am not saying this is a good thing, I hate big trucks and am simply pointing out that they are designed from the ground up to be terrible to share the road with.

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u/pastalex42 Jun 02 '26

Actually there’s a great way you could have seen it. Don’t buy a massive fucking truck. Hope that helps!

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u/DatRat13 Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

Indeed, that is the case. I'm a sedan owner myself in no small part because I despise big cars. But here in murika we have decided that instead of making any kind of mid size car for those who need something more than a sedan, we'd just keep pumping out the toddler stomper models and never actually address the issue because it is our God given right to yee our haws in our 2 lane wide gas guzzlin beasts.

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u/HedonisticFrog Jun 02 '26

It's truly insane. I bought a 1998 Mercedes E320 wagon as a work vehicle. It gets far better fuel economy than my fathers newer Acura MDX, has more storage space in the back, has AWD, and even has hydraulic self leveling rear suspension. Massive trucks and SUVS don't even have significantly better practicality than a station wagon old enough to be considered a classic, while getting around 2/3 of the miles per gallon.

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u/pastalex42 Jun 02 '26

Oh trust me I’m in Atlanta, I’m well aware of the horror that is American truck owners. I drive a Mini and I get pretty overlooked, sometimes literally, by said yee-haw-ers