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that offer no actual advantages over a regular car. Most people want to sit high Isn't that the advantage? In a world where SUV's and trucks are more popular t

that offer no actual advantages over a regular car. Most people want to sit high Isn't that the advantage? In a world where SUV's and trucks are more popular than sedans, sitting higher gives a sight advantage (and probably safety advantage in a side collision with one of those high cars). I drive a midsized sedan most of the time, but when I drive the RV (which has a higher seating position than many SUV's), I love the extra forward visibility, instead being at tailgate level, I can see through the back window of the truck/SUV in front of me.

olyjohn 3y ago
Seating height doesn't help you see over cars when everybody else is also in a crossover at the same height as you.
- Johnny555 3y ago
  But it helps you see car brake lights ahead through the back window of the SUV in front of you
  - alan-hn 3y ago
    If there wasn't an SUV in front of you this wouldn't be an issue
- sokoloff 3y ago
  As compared to a lower car, it absolutely helps. (I used to drive a lowered Alfa Romeo Spider. Sometimes I could see traffic better underneath the lifted trucks in front of me...) I can't control what cars other people buy and drive. I can control what I buy and drive.
  - watwut 3y ago
    Which is why suggested regulation that would control what cars other people buy and drive.
- carlosjobim 3y ago
  You can also look at things that are not cars, for example the road.
autoexec 3y ago
That's just led to an arms race where nobody wins. Everybody wants to get higher and higher to get a less obstructed view. Restricting the height of cars would at least put a cap on the escalation while a push for smaller cars would make it less of a problem for everyone over time.
CRConrad 3y ago
> sitting higher gives a sight advantage No, it just restores parity. Sitting in your "SUV" (=CUV) you can't see over all the other "SUVs" (CUVs) any more than you could see over all the other sedans when you were in one. Get everyone back into a real sensible car and you'll see just as well from your own real sensible car as you can from your faux-macho-designed station wagon on (short) stilts now. [Editorial "you" throughout.]

olyjohn 3y ago

Seating height doesn't help you see over cars when everybody else is also in a crossover at the same height as you.

Johnny555 3y ago
But it helps you see car brake lights ahead through the back window of the SUV in front of you
- alan-hn 3y ago
  If there wasn't an SUV in front of you this wouldn't be an issue
sokoloff 3y ago
As compared to a lower car, it absolutely helps. (I used to drive a lowered Alfa Romeo Spider. Sometimes I could see traffic better underneath the lifted trucks in front of me...) I can't control what cars other people buy and drive. I can control what I buy and drive.
- watwut 3y ago
  Which is why suggested regulation that would control what cars other people buy and drive.
carlosjobim 3y ago
You can also look at things that are not cars, for example the road.

autoexec 3y ago

That's just led to an arms race where nobody wins. Everybody wants to get higher and higher to get a less obstructed view. Restricting the height of cars would at least put a cap on the escalation while a push for smaller cars would make it less of a problem for everyone over time.

CRConrad 3y ago

> sitting higher gives a sight advantage No, it just restores parity. Sitting in your "SUV" (=CUV) you can't see over all the other "SUVs" (CUVs) any more than you could see over all the other sedans when you were in one. Get everyone back into a real sensible car and you'll see just as well from your own real sensible car as you can from your faux-macho-designed station wagon on (short) stilts now. [Editorial "you" throughout.]