Tab CombsNov 18, 2022
When people tell me I'm overreacting to the threat posed our lack of regulations on motor vehicle size
Show threadocdtrekkieNov 20, 2022

@DrTCombs These seem absolutely ridiculous unless you work in construction, but this sort of example has never really sold me: How is someone going to get that close to the front of your car, while you're driving, without you knowing?

I drive a modest crossover, and any time children cross in front of my car at an intersection, I make sure the same number that go in front of my car on one side are leaving the roadway on the other side before I proceed.

Show threadTorrleonardNov 21, 2022

@ocdtrekkie @DrTCombs “How is someone going to get that close to the front of your car, while you're driving, without you knowing?”

Driveways, alleys, etc.

Show threadocdtrekkieNov 21, 2022
@Torrleonard @DrTCombs If you can't see a space clearly ahead of time, you should not move your car into that space. You can see down an alley. Sure someone can run out directly in front of your vehicle... but at that distance seeing them is not going to help. You need to be going slow enough you can see people before they are directly in front of you.
Show threadocdtrekkieNov 21, 2022
@Torrleonard @DrTCombs Or to put it another way, visibility of a distance in front of your car shorter than your vehicle's stopping distance isn't particularly useful anyways.
Show threadTorrleonard

@ocdtrekkie @DrTCombs hold on a sec, are you really saying you do not understand that having vehicles this large on the road creates a multitude of safety issues for pedestrians, cyclists, and everyone else on the road? If so, I don’t have the time or inclination to educate you on the issue. Please do some reading:

https://slate.com/business/2022/02/suvs-pickups-heavy-huge-deadly-dont-buy-em.html

If You Drive a Giant Truck, You Are Declaring You’re Cool With Accidentally Killing a Stranger

What do you think happens when those 4,000 pounds strike someone?

Slate
Nov 21, 2022 at 3:19amWeb
Show threadocdtrekkieNov 21, 2022

@Torrleonard @DrTCombs I'm not sure why you think a cheeky high-attitude post at truck owners is going to land with me, who does not own a truck, and does not think a lot of people should own trucks.

But your attitude has definitely earned a place on my block list. This isn't Twitter, acting like you need to "educate" someone because they don't instantly agree with you doesn't fly here.