Another Truck Rant, This Time From the Comments

"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
06/09/2018 at 14:09 • Filed to: None

“TrUcKs ShOulD b BanT bEcuz U can”T C ChilDren behind them”

Children are small, they can hide behind a Miata. People who ran over their own children probably didn’t check behind their car when they backed up. This is another bad argument. Along with the blind spot argument, people who complain about that obviously haven’t driven a modern vehicle.

DISCUSSION (27)

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 14:21

Modern vehicles are mobile blind spots.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 14:22

The Malibu I rented lasted weekend had worse blind spots than any half ton I’ve ever been in.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 14:23

trucks are fugly,, muricans are fat and stoopid and the reason why everything has warning labels nowadays... starsmucks sucks

did i miss anything?

oh yeah.... donuts are overrated

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
06/09/2018 at 14:25

Doughnuts or donuts?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
06/09/2018 at 14:26

Yep, our new Ram’s have back-up camera’s, but besides hooking up a trailer, the mirrors work fine.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 14:27

eh?

i did not know there was a difference...

you muricans are wierd :p

Cash Rewards > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 14:28

That article and its comment section are fueling 25% of today’s Oppo content.

jkm7680 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 14:30

That literally isn’t even an argument, whoever wrote that article obviously hasn’t ever been to the south either.

If you back your truck into parking spots (as you should), that literally won’t be an issue.

I vote we ban black cars for daily driving too because we can’t see them at night!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
06/09/2018 at 14:32

Technically the doughnuts are the fried goods, and donuts are a lazy way of spelling it. Donuts are also these:

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Cash Rewards
06/09/2018 at 14:32

It’s a bad take.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 14:34

i knew about the burnt rubber type.... learnt something new about the edible type

thanks :)

Cash Rewards > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 14:37

It really is. I agreed with the sedan one, but this? Bad.

WilliamsSW > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 14:41

Like the crossovers everyone is buying are any better...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 14:44

Also: any parent worth a damn should be teaching their kids not to play behind cars.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > WilliamsSW
06/09/2018 at 15:29

The blindspots are worse.

WilliamsSW > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 15:33

I have always found pickup trucks the easiest vehicles on earth to park and see the corners of. Yes, you have a blind spot for short objects like kids, but like you said, all cars do.

Meanwhile the crossovers all have massive blind spots in the C / D pillars, and everything is getting rear view cameras. Pickup truck with a rear view camera is about as safe as it gets, visibility wise.

Whatever, that article and the responses are a cesspool of hot takes and clickbait.

19JRC99 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 16:08

I refuse to read Jalopnik anymore because of crap exactly like this.

Milky > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 17:06

A better truck rant would be about how tiny those rear doors are.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > jkm7680
06/09/2018 at 17:18

Hey now, let’s not make this about color...

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Milky
06/09/2018 at 17:46

We use them all the time, they are much better than the old suicide doors.

BigBlock440 > jkm7680
06/09/2018 at 19:49

If you back your truck into parking spots (as you should), that literally won’t be an issue.

How do you load stuff into the bed if it’s backed in?

jkm7680 > BigBlock440
06/09/2018 at 20:42

Middle of the lot along an island, or I pull it out somewhere if I’m at Home Depot or something.

ranwhenparked > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2018 at 22:32

Whenever someone says “for the children” , I get suspicious, because those words have been used to justify any number of the worst atrocities and assaults on basic liberties through history.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > ranwhenparked
06/09/2018 at 23:17

It’s also usually the people that warning labels are made for.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/10/2018 at 14:42

I have never heard someone make an argument that you shouldn’t drive something large because you might run over a kid. I agree that it’s incredibly asinine to think that’s even a point to be made. Everyone should do a walkaround before getting in regardless.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
06/10/2018 at 15:01

Well, I’d like to introduce you to the front page.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/11/2018 at 08:54

Funny, I’ve always found that trucks have better visibility except for short objects in the area immediately (say 2') behind the tailgate. Which, to be as fair as possible, is the area of visibility they are complaining about... but a) almost universally, new trucks come with backup cameras, and b) unless you’re totally oblivious you should still be able to notice them. Kids do not simply “remain still”, nor do they appear out of nowhere.

Also, back INTO your parking spot and this won’t be a problem.