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Not intended in a nasty way, just factual: The only reason I drive it is because it's so comfortable to sit higher up, and to have a better view of the road th

Not intended in a nasty way, just factual: The only reason I drive it is because it's so comfortable to sit higher up, and to have a better view of the road that way. And thereby blocking the view of 'regular' cars.

roel_v 6y ago
Only to a degree I think - when you're sitting in a lower car, you can't view over other cars anyway. I guess you can see through other cars' windows, which is harder when the other cars are higher, like for me when I'm between several trucks. I don't recall that as being a 'problem' as such from when I drove a lower car. Maybe other people experience it differently.
- maccard 6y ago
  Any junction where there's a lane on your outside, a person in a "normal" sized car is unable to see through into the junction. For some reason, all of the traffic lights installed in my city now don't have a set of lights at the far side of the junction visible, so there is a fairly large window where you can be stuck with no visibility of the traffic lights in 2 lanes of traffic if you might have a filter light. There's also rear view mirrors (big vehicle takes up more of my window, so I can't see if there's a bike coming)
- holstvoogd 6y ago
  Main issue I always had with SUVs is the lights. They all have way to bright xenon lights. When you drive a sports car (I drove a fiat coupe & a mx-5/Miata) in the dark you cannot see anything when a SUV is behind you. Not to speak of opposing(?) traffic on smaller roads. I almost died several times ;) Very happy to no longer have a car.
saiya-jin 6y ago
This is argument of people that don't know how to drive well & safely. Maybe not tailgating every other car and just keeping the safe distance would be enough? It definitely is for me and my car is lower than average sedan.
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  It goes both ways. If the person in front of you isn't driving like such an jerk that you need to be looking around them to predict their moves or to find a passing opportunity it's not really a big deal.
afiori 6y ago
In terms of perspective a raised POV can generally help with visibility, independetly to how tall other cars are. Or even how tall the windscreen is can be a significant factor, in my car it is so short that the rearview mirror covers a significant part of the street.
tonyedgecombe 6y ago
And thereby blocking the view of 'regular' cars. And small children.
dzhiurgis 6y ago
How about trucks, buses, semis, delivery trucks and all other machinery?

roel_v 6y ago

Only to a degree I think - when you're sitting in a lower car, you can't view over other cars anyway. I guess you can see through other cars' windows, which is harder when the other cars are higher, like for me when I'm between several trucks. I don't recall that as being a 'problem' as such from when I drove a lower car. Maybe other people experience it differently.

maccard 6y ago
Any junction where there's a lane on your outside, a person in a "normal" sized car is unable to see through into the junction. For some reason, all of the traffic lights installed in my city now don't have a set of lights at the far side of the junction visible, so there is a fairly large window where you can be stuck with no visibility of the traffic lights in 2 lanes of traffic if you might have a filter light. There's also rear view mirrors (big vehicle takes up more of my window, so I can't see if there's a bike coming)
holstvoogd 6y ago
Main issue I always had with SUVs is the lights. They all have way to bright xenon lights. When you drive a sports car (I drove a fiat coupe & a mx-5/Miata) in the dark you cannot see anything when a SUV is behind you. Not to speak of opposing(?) traffic on smaller roads. I almost died several times ;) Very happy to no longer have a car.

saiya-jin 6y ago

This is argument of people that don't know how to drive well & safely. Maybe not tailgating every other car and just keeping the safe distance would be enough? It definitely is for me and my car is lower than average sedan.

throwaway0a5e 6y ago
It goes both ways. If the person in front of you isn't driving like such an jerk that you need to be looking around them to predict their moves or to find a passing opportunity it's not really a big deal.

afiori 6y ago

In terms of perspective a raised POV can generally help with visibility, independetly to how tall other cars are. Or even how tall the windscreen is can be a significant factor, in my car it is so short that the rearview mirror covers a significant part of the street.

tonyedgecombe 6y ago

And thereby blocking the view of 'regular' cars. And small children.

dzhiurgis 6y ago

How about trucks, buses, semis, delivery trucks and all other machinery?