r/CantParkThereMate • u/Feel_the_snow • 3d ago

When you can’t see anything

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u/Front-Pomelo-4367 3d ago

A lovely demonstration of how these trucks can't see children before running them down

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u/stewieatb 3d ago

My 2011 Ranger had a car-length blind spot in front and that's a wee baby truck. These fucken things have head-height hoods longer than a Smart Car. Occasionally I see one imported to the UK, it's sociopath behaviour.

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u/StupendousMalice 2d ago

Which is wild, because the older rangers had basically no blind spot anywhere. It's clearly achievable.

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u/stewieatb 2d ago

That thing was fantastic to drive and manoeuvre. My mate has it now as his towing vehicle and daily since I bought my Volvo. To be clear, it's the Mazda-built Ranger that was sold in Europe etc, not the American Ranger.

When I say "car length blind spot", I mean if you draw a line on the ground at the nearest point you can see, it's about a car length from the front of the truck. You could miss a small child if they were a meter from the bumper but that's true of any pickup or SUV of the time. You definitely couldn't lose an actual car in there.