UK car crash expert says cars sold in Europe are so much safer than in the U.S.
I saw a lifted pickup truck behind a corvette the other day. If anything had gone wrong their bumpers wouldn’t have touched and the truck would have been unscathed aside from some scratches on the undercarriage. The corvette diver on the other hand–well, while he wouldn’t have had any worries, his family would’ve.
I drive a car smaller than a corvette in the Midwest. It’s weird driving and looking up at the trunk of a family sedan. But I hate having trucks behind me at stoplights. On the road is fine because I’m much faster, quicker and more agile. But at stop lights I’m just rolling the dice hoping that fucker in the Chevy 2500 trail boss is paying enough attention that I don’t die.
I drive a BRZ, lowered an inch and a half, and I’m tall enough that the seat needs to be as low as it will go so I don’t bump my head on the roof. Stopped at lights, I can look over at regular non-lifted pickup trucks and think “Huh, that guy’s asscheeks are at the same level as my eyeballs”.
I’ve gotten over the feeling of being small while driving amongst traffic, but the stark differences while stopped close to other vehicles is hard to ignore.
I really wish I could buy the new Suzuki Jimny. I saw one in person for the first time on a trip a few months back, and it’s so perfect.
