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One of these has definitely hauled more than the other, and i guarantee you it's not the ford.

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[–] Treczoks@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Especially when following the law that the larger the car, the less capable the driver.

I went to the philharmony last Sunday, and the number of people with large and expensive cars who were less than capable to park them properly in an underground car park was hilarious.

[–] lucien@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Parking a large truck is also just plain harder.

  • Parking spaces are smaller relative to the size of your car
  • Sitting high up with a huge hood in front means there's less visibility in front
  • Longer cars make it more difficult to judge distance using your mirrors, somewhat eased by the requirement for parking cameras.
  • Longer cars generally have a longer wheelbase, making a worse turning radius

The only saving grace as a driver is that heavier cars can be safer for their occupants, at the cost of everyone else's safety... which most would consider a negative.

[–] Treczoks@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Parking spaces are smaller relative to the size of your car

Nope, the caris too big to park in a normal parking lot.

Sitting high up with a huge hood in front means there’s less visibility in front

No, the car was built in a way it shouldn't, because it does not allow the driver to drive responsible

Longer cars make it more difficult to judge distance using your mirrors, somewhat eased by the requirement for parking cameras.

No. One can learn to adapt to any size of cars and trucks, but most fat pickup drivers don't care to invest the brain capacity to do so.

Longer cars generally have a longer wheelbase, making a worse turning radius

Well, if you cannot drive, you cannot drive. If the problem that you cannot drive is because of a design failure of the car, you chose the wrong car.