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Originally Posted by b.e
^^^That, and no one should own a truck in a city without a backup camera. I'd have hit lots of things without mine.
Anyway, sounds like the driver owned up to it right away. Can't fault him for that.
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I own a truck, in the city, without a backup camera...and I have NEVER backed into someone so hard I've damaged their vehicle. My trucks model year never came with a backup camera...and I don't feel like paying the money to get one installed. It's all about knowing the size of your vehicle and having good spacial relations.
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Originally Posted by SubaSteve
I'm gonna make some truck people mad but im going to say it anyways. I don't grasp why truck drivers back up into certain spots. If you have a big ass truck I know you can't see all around you so why put yourself into a position where you can make a mistake like this.
When I drive my dads f-250 I don't put myself in a position that could cause me to back into someone like this. Oh only if people took the 2 extra seconds and park 20 more feet farther down.
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Because backing up is easier than going forward for multiple reasons. 1.) It makes turning into the spot easier, I can fit in most spots in one shot backing in where as it would take 2 or 3 back out and pull in sessions to get into a spot forwards and 2.) Because most trucks CANNOT SEE ANYONE COMING if they pull in forward. Backing out of a spot with a pickup truck and cars on ether side is a crapshoot, you cannot see if anyone is coming in the lane over your long ass-end. Pulling out into someone's way while they are speeding along is FAR more potentially damaging than accidentally backing into someone elses vehicle. If I pull in backwards...I can see past the two cars blocking my view before pulling out.
I do the exact same thing in the BRZ for the same reasons, it's just plain easier, the problem is people need to know the size of their vehicles...and ALWAYS CHECK ALL OF YOUR MIRRORS.