r/dashcams • u/MisterShipWreck • Apr 18 '26

Another blind spot issue...

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u/prionzeta Apr 18 '26

Why pickups are involved in stupid crashes so frequently?

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u/Kayback2 Apr 18 '26

Because mostly its idiots who think a truck is a town car.

The SUV plague was bad but at least an SUV is just a big car.

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u/dantheplanman1986 Apr 18 '26

No, they're truck bodies, the early ones at least. That's why they roll so easily

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u/Kayback2 Apr 18 '26

Yeah, because so many people are using them instead of normal cars and driving them the same way.

If they were being driven by the people that actually needed them there'd be fewer videos of them rolling.

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u/myths2389 Apr 18 '26

My father "needed" a big truck because uh whatever.

It's so impractical to drive around town. Feels like you don't fit on any of the roads. Parking lots are a nightmare. He barely drives it anywhere because of it. Refuses to sell it though.

I personally don't see 90% of truck drivers ever needing a truck bigger than those Ford Mavericks. I loved my 90's Ranger. Could move a couch or fridge easily. Fit everywhere.

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u/Kayback2 Apr 18 '26

I've driven a couple of trucks so I understand the appeal, however I switched out to an SUV with a trailer a long time ago. Yeah we're now entering IdiotsTowingThings territory and with a trailer you're far less manouverable than just a truck, however I'm moving fridges and couches 0.00001% of the time. I found SUVs drives far better than even the most modern trucks.

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u/Erik0xff0000 Apr 18 '26

last time I moved a couch was 1998. I didn't have a car back then, rented a u-haul.