Tilde Lowengrimm on Nostr: Whenever I wander around the neighborhood, I'm sure to spot at least one pickup truck ...

Whenever I wander around the neighborhood, I'm sure to spot at least one pickup truck which boggles my mind. I can stand in front of these things and not see over the hood, just face to face with chromed grille. I am 5'11" (180cm). I simply do not understand how anyone can operate one of these things and have even the slightest confidence that they're not going to flatten people every time they make a turn through a crosswalk. Seeing these things next to "normal" cars would be comical if it weren't terrifying. I've seen them protrude a foot or more into the roadway compared to the cars they're parked next to. I know that US cars have been growing for decades as a result of some decidedly misguided emissions standards. But seeing these things out there in the world is truly bizarre. It's like seeing a creative perspective-based trompe-l'œil, except that it's real and it can hurt you.