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Re: "As an average height woman, I should be taller than the..."
@starling Yep! That's why I got an '89 Toyota. For the last decade or so it's been impossible to find a regular cab, short bed pickup. It looks as though Chevy and GM are now making them again - but they're still... chonky and tall. At least they're getting a little smaller. It's kind of like the iPhone and how they kept getting bigger and bigger - but now finally have the Mini (which I also own lol). Everything is super-sized these days.
2023-07-22 · 7 weeks ago
Came across this YouTube video, and it reminded me of this post. He goes into "why we can't have small trucks anymore" - apparently it's because of the EPA.
Video description:
Ever wonder why we don't have any small, rugged trucks in the US anymore? Remember fondly those 80s Toyota trucks, the Ranger, the S-10, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, or Nissan Hardbodies?
It's not just consumer demand or companies driving for higher profits. Our EPA sets fuel economy standards that prohibit small trucks from meeting mileage requirements, as well as incentivizing larger trucks and SUVs with lower MPG requirements.
— https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azI3nqrHEXM
2023-08-12 · 4 weeks ago
As an average height woman, I should be taller than the bonnet of any consumer automobile. The fact that I have to regularly cross streets in front of pickup trucks that stopped halfway into the crosswalk and I'm completely hidden by the hood of the car is severely screwed up and dangerous At least semi trucks and delivery vehicles move the cab further up front to increase visibility. It's like modern consumer vehicles are designed to decrease driver visibility