Oversized Vehicles of Transportation
Parking where you should not park with your oversized toy.
This picture was also on Reddit. I believe the original pic(s) are from here: “Driver shares photo high-lighting a parking problem with oversized vehicles: ‘These cars are pointless,'” The Cooldown.
Pickup trucks have become incredibly popular in Arizona, with a Planning Commission member noting that sixty percent of vehicle purchases are trucks, often used for everyday errands like grocery runs. However, many drivers tend to tailgate, possibly due to the increased visibility that comes with sitting higher up. This highlights the importance of safe driving practices, especially for those operating larger vehicles. For drivers in Ontario looking to ensure their commercial vehicle operations are compliant with safety regulations, taking the Ontario CVOR test at https://www.commercialdriver.ca/ontario-cvor-test/ is essential. It helps drivers maintain safe practices, whether on long hauls or everyday trips.
They burn more fuel than a car even if diesel. More material goes into the manufacture of them. Cars are wasteful also; and pickup trucks take it to an extreme. It also appears they have difficulty finding a parking place. In this case, the Dodge Ram should be towed. The driver was just lazy . . .
Time to tax them more also.
Jacked-up, de-engineered suburban assault vehicles with tires the size of Mini Coopers and the hood ornament a perfect rendition of the human female reproductive system
Ten Bears:
That is exactly what I am seeing here. You forgot the loud exhaust. Big vehicle and a lot of noise to get the attention that mommy and daddy did not give them when growing up. The other very common vehicle here are Challengers and Chargers. Never buy a vehicle if it came out of Arizona. More than likely, it was abused.
don’t look now but it’s a symptom of our entire economy. more. more. more money. more power. intimidation… i really have no answer for this, but i wouldn’t be the first person in history to predict the fall of civilization…and was right.
there is a well known pattern in nature of a predator species eating up his resource base and then dying off itself. humans are a predator species…to the extent that it eats the less successful members of its own kind.
reminds me: some humans have managed to limit this process by develping a culture (government) that disfavors excessive consumption of resources and discourages over- population.
[a word in the ear of those nearby who favor population increase as a way to get someone else to pay for their groceries, and to increase the size of their armies.]
[nicely done]
Calling out “non-work travel” feels a bit off here. Around NE Wisconsin, “non-work” activities are precisely what drives a great deal of pick-up purchases. The lawyer doesn’t need an F-150 to go to the office, but he wants it to take his boat up to the lake with his 5 person family. Outdoor family recreation sets up a lot of volume in this category of vehicle. Then you see them in places that it is not an ideal fit, but that’s the compromise. Some for sure probably just like driving around in these huge machines, but not a lot different than having a Corvette or similar.
Eric
maybe you mssed the point. If you want to pull a trailer and need a big pickup to do so…use the pickup where you need it, don’t drive it to work.
if you need a Corvette…seek therapy.
I was at a dance studio where a dad came to pick up his kid in one of the things. The kid had to use his knee on the running board to get into the thing.
According to many sites the reason to use wider tires is to improve traction by increasing the contact patch. According to a site that talks about the physics, the contact patch area is a function of the vehicle weight and the tire pressure – changing the tire width just changes the shape of the contact patch.
If you want better traction, you need to reduce tire pressure, which will also increase friction and reduce fuel efficiency.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/videos/a4835/thing-you-thought-you-knew-points-of-contact-tire-patches/