The full size pickups today have horrible sight lines. I own two pickups, one is a '95 F150 and one is a '05 Super Duty. Even the 10 years between the two of those trucks brought a huge difference in sight lines, but surprisingly the situational awareness is better in the '05. Harder to see a child in front of the truck but much easier to see anything to the sides and rear. Camera and backup sensors on the '05, in addition to MUCH better mirrors.
I’ve driven a modern pickup and it “feels” as big as it is. I think the hood height was nearly over 4ft. Situational awareness is OK in them because of good mirrors and a camera but that front profile is insane.
I just went and measured the front of my F250 and was surprised it was 49in tall. That’s 1.2m+. The '22 I drove is only a few inches taller but it sure seemed bigger. Maybe it had a lift in the front, I don’t know.
quick edit: that drawing seems a little off though, the LOS drawn assumes the driver sights directly down the hood and being almost 6’ tall my eyes view the side window about 3in below the top frame of the door. I can’t go check how far out my first view of the ground is because my driveway is sloped.
The full size pickups today have horrible sight lines. I own two pickups, one is a '95 F150 and one is a '05 Super Duty. Even the 10 years between the two of those trucks brought a huge difference in sight lines, but surprisingly the situational awareness is better in the '05. Harder to see a child in front of the truck but much easier to see anything to the sides and rear. Camera and backup sensors on the '05, in addition to MUCH better mirrors.
I’ve driven a modern pickup and it “feels” as big as it is. I think the hood height was
nearlyover 4ft. Situational awareness is OK in them because of good mirrors and a camera but that front profile is insane.I just went and measured the front of my F250 and was surprised it was 49in tall. That’s 1.2m+. The '22 I drove is only a few inches taller but it sure seemed bigger. Maybe it had a lift in the front, I don’t know.
quick edit: that drawing seems a little off though, the LOS drawn assumes the driver sights directly down the hood and being almost 6’ tall my eyes view the side window about 3in below the top frame of the door. I can’t go check how far out my first view of the ground is because my driveway is sloped.