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I remember seeing a prankster passing in front of a car and miming stepping over a big obstacle. The driver looks concerned and steps out to check. Laughs. Unt
by bertil 3y ago
I remember seeing a prankster passing in front of a car and miming stepping over a big obstacle. The driver looks concerned and steps out to check. Laughs.
Until I realized: they genuinely had to. The driver was not checking because they saw the guy jumping over nothing and were confused: they literally could not see what was below that guy’s belt. It’s one of those things (like “ads for tax prep software” or “kindergarten-appropriate shooter drill”) that feels quaint where you don’t connect the dots because you don’t know the country, but when you do…
- kayodelycaon 3y agoIt's really at the point where you need a bunch of cameras to get a 360° view of what's around your car. I'd never realized how bad the visibility was before having a car with that feature. I'm surprised I haven't run over anything important in all of the years I've been driving.
- bertil 3y agoIf you want a violent contrast, cycling is out there. Most cars feel like submarines after riding a bike.
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y agoIn 1990 I watched a pickup truck crush its radiator into a parking bollard that the driver couldn't see. This is by no means a new problem.