• FishFace@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    From my perspective, even small SUVs are far too big. If I’m behind them at a light, I can’t see when the light changes.

    Have you tried stopping further back? Works with lorries too. Also means you have room to manoeuvre without reversing if the vehicle breaks down.

    • LOGIC💣@lemmy.world
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      13 hours ago

      The only reason I need to see the light change is if the light is at an intersection with a lot of traffic so I can toot my horn at inattentive drivers more quickly.

      So, it’s not particularly important, and often, those intersections need you to stay closer to the car in front of you, because especially in Texas, I think, probably 70-ish percent of drivers don’t know how to use lanes correctly. They line up in one lane leaving a second lane almost empty. So you have to pull forward to give more people behind you the chance to change into a good lane.

      TLDR I want to see the light to help traffic move, but pulling forward can also help traffic move.

    • blackn1ght@feddit.uk
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      17 hours ago

      The general rule is that you should be able to see the rear tyres of the car in front. If you can’t, you’re too close.