Half of them have extended cabs and shortened beds,

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's literally all of them at this point. Aside maybe from fleet sales and other special cases like that, I don't think there are any pickup truck models in the US that are actually available with a regular cab anymore.

(The Slate truck is supposedly going to be regular cab, but it doesn't count because it's not out yet.)

The full bed for hauling shit is the whole point.

Why not get a van though? You get much more carrying space that can also be converted into enough passenger space so that it's basically a bus.

In the US? I don't think there is a width or height requirement for a Big Rig (something that requires a CDL). Vehicles cannot be over 102 inches wide, any anything over 80 inches wide requires some additional marker lights. Height, anything up to about 13 feet is fine and legal. Maximum length is 65 feet. CDL's are generally for certain weight limits, (26000 lbs) not physical dimensions.

They do that shit on purpose to piss off the car behind them for daring to "tailgate". I've had former friends and family who brag about it.

Literally putting a random person's life on the line for a small bit of petty revenge at a perceived slight.

Oh, they're here. Our parking spaces aren't big enough for American cars, so they park as far back as the curb will let them – you can see their towballs lining the paths like tripmines.

Gor a chuckle out of a 'ute' with the empty bed pulling a trailer with the tradie's gear in it though. Awww, your two-cab lifestyle ute's open bed too small for a 2x4 there buddy?

Considering that this article is about the UK/Europe, that causation is pretty indirect.

I loved driving a Sprinter when I was making deliveries. It’s undoubtedly a large vehicle, but I could fit that thing fucking anywhere. Tiny alleyway? No problem. Parallel parking on a busy street? Fuck yeah, perfect three point park every time. Super tight loading dock? Let me just squeeeeze right between these two semis. And it was in large part because the visibility was excellent. I never needed to worry about if I was going to hit something, because I could 100% see all the way around the vehicle. Between the giant mirrors, short hood, and top-mounted (birds eye view) backup camera, I was able to fit that thing into places that would have scared a regular pickup truck driver.

It was to the point that I was considering buying one for myself, and converting it into a sleeper. I was freelancing at the time, and many of my job sites were 1-2 hours away. If I’m working in the morning and evening, but not during the afternoon, it would have been nice to just chill in a van. Instead of driving all the way home only to turn around and drive right back, I’d often end up finding local things to do instead. I had like 16 different library cards at one point, because that was a fairly reliable place to just chill for a few hours. No matter which town I was in, there was almost always a library somewhere nearby. But if I could have just rolled the windows down and taken a nap in my van, I probably would have done that quite a bit.

ICE waiting backstage looking for someone to hold their beer

I dunno, I think the Yanks still outdo us.

Unfortunately this is not only a UK problem. Most SUVs as you find them all around the world are bigger threats to humans of all ages..

This isn't a discovery

No, but it's a Range Rover, so close enough.

Unfortunately that disease isn't exclusive to the US.

This community is "FuckCars", not "FuckMen". There are plenty of men here who are here because "Fuck Cars". I don't think that alienating the men of this community will do any good.

Nah, at least in the US women buy these too or giant SUVs with the exact same problem. Maybe it was marketing to men that started it, but it certainly isn't exclusive.

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We've known this for so long, how is it so difficult to just set a maximum height commuter vehicles?

Because the United States EPA designed fuel efficiency regulations in a fucked-up way that incentivizes manufacturers to produce larger and larger trucks.

https://youtu.be/azI3nqrHEXM