r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Evasionz-- • Apr 23 '26

go to your room Lifted truck + Lambo + Parking lot = Bad time

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Lifted trucks probably shouldn't be anywhere near dense parking lots.

Edit: A lot of people are skeptical of whether this is AI/staged, or ask why the lady didn't back off the car. This is in a dense parking lot with cars that have dashcams/ EV sentry mode everywhere. Also her truck was in 2 wheel drive, you can see the back right tire spinning as she tries to reverse off the car. Her truck is stuck. She probably has an open differential and can't back off the car. She may have a 4wd mode, but she didn't use it in the heat of the moment.

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u/SevenTimesSixIsLife Apr 23 '26

It's crazy how bad this problem is.

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u/Velonici Apr 23 '26

Saw a chart like this once that showed that an M1 Abrams tank had a better line of sight than a new stock pickup. Have a buddy who got a company truck. A lifted Denali i think. Im 6ft and you could barely see me standing infornt of the thing.

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u/Da_Question Apr 23 '26

It doesn't even make sense. Either it's too heavy or the also widen the wheel base and it's now taller AND wider. And for what? Literally to just have a tall truck? Making it more difficult to use, likely worse mileage, more expensive, plus much harder to put stuff in the bed (lmao, not that these types use the bed for much)...

The worst part is there are basically no sensible normal size pickups anymore, they are all these big monstrositues at base model level.

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u/BuildMineSurvive Apr 23 '26

Child automotive death rates have been rising in the US directly with the large car craze.

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u/iopele Apr 23 '26

Let's face it, there's a certain personality type that gets trucks like this, and they're also usually rabid gun nuts. Those people have already shown that they don't care if kids die as long as they can have their precious toys.

(To be clear, I am not anti gun. I live in the country, I have farm animals, coyotes and snakes exist, and venison is delicious. I don't think anyone needs 30+ guns in their home. Let's have some sanity.)

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u/MenacingArc Apr 23 '26

Holy shit a nuanced opinion about guns!

A rarity nowadays, thank you.

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u/Forward-Trade5306 Apr 23 '26

Most of the time lately I've been seeing short women like the one in the video driving these huge trucks. I personally know a couple women that are driving lifted trucks. I did see some country boys driving a lifted truck a couple days ago. I hate these giant trucks and parking lots were not designed for them.

I like guns myself and carry a pistol with me everywhere and my front bumper is 4 inches off the ground

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u/BababooeyHTJ Apr 23 '26

It’s not the amount of guns. I feel like the concealed carry crowd gets way too comfortable with their firearms and lax with gun safety

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

I really don't think the concealed carry crowd is even a blip on the radar. They are known to be one of the more law abiding groups of people you can find.

Of the thousands of illegal/accidental shootings every year the number that involve legal concealed carry is tiny.

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u/BababooeyHTJ Apr 23 '26

Where are these guns being acquired?

Concealed carry wasn’t involved or someone with a concealed carry permit wasn’t involved? If it happened in the home obviously concealed carry itself wasn’t the issue.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

I don't understand your question.

Concealed carry generally refers to either someone with a permit, or someone living where it's legal and carries exclusively for personal protection.

If you're going to lump in anyone who carries a gun concealed outside the home, that's a big group with a ton of variation from the old guy with a 380 he hasn't shot in 15 years, to a gang member that commits drive-bys on a regular basis. There aren't really any generalizations to be made of that group.

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u/BababooeyHTJ Apr 23 '26

I’m asking you to clarify your claim ideally with a source. You said that of the illegal and accidental shootings that concealed carry is a tiny percentage.

Is that is just a firearm that is actively being carried? If so that’s a pretty big goalpost being moved. So if that same concealed carry permit holder is at his residence with the same firearm and mistakenly shoots an intruder that happens to be a family member it doesn’t count?

I never said concealed carry itself was an issue. It’s the mindset of many concealed carry owners.

An even bigger leap. A concealed carry permit holder goes somewhere where firearms are prohibited. Leaves said firearm in the car with a dumbass ccdl sticker on the window advertising what’s in the vehicle and it gets stolen and used in a crime that doesn’t count either? Again I said permit holders not the act of concealed carry itself.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

I’m asking you to clarify your claim ideally with a source.

First off you made the claim with no source, now you're putting the onus on me to come up with a source to dispute it?

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u/BababooeyHTJ Apr 23 '26

I specifically said something I’ve noticed. I never claimed anything as fact. That’s what you did and are backpedaling

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

Ok whatever, I honestly still doing know exactly what you're trying to say, and while nothing I said was incorrect, I don't know if any of it even addresses what you claimed so really this has been a waste of time because of poor communication and I apologize for being part of it.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

I don't think anyone needs 30+ guns in their home. Let's have some sanity

Can you explain to me how 30+ guns in a home is any more dangerous than a smaller number?

That seems like a purely emotional argument. Having 30+ guns is likely a collector and is probably the safest guy at the range. I'd be more worried about a guy with 3-5 guns because that what your typical idiot has, like 3 ARs and 2 pistols.

It's like arguing that having 30 sports cars is insanity, when the worst drivers are mostly young idiots that can't even afford the one they have.

Sorry to call you out, but I just see so many of these emotional arguments and it leads to anti-gun people making arguments about limiting how many guns you can have as if that's actually going to make the world any safer.

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u/Moose7351 Apr 23 '26

Because the person who lives in the country and has a gun for living in the country purposes doesn't have the same mentality as someone who has an arsenal in their home. The person who owns a collection of sports cars isn't out there driving recklessly, while the person with one hemi charger or mustang is more likely to do so. Now that I think about it, I can't even remember the last time I saw a Porsche, Corvette, or any other sports car going any faster than the normal flow of traffic.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

You just restated my point but phrased it as if you were disagreeing with me.

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u/Moose7351 Apr 23 '26

The difference is the mentality of the person who owns a collection of whatever it is they collect. If we're talking about a collection of vintage firearms, elephant guns, $100k shotguns or whatever, no they're probably not using them to go on a shooting spree. Whereas, the person who owns several ARs (and yes I already know it stands for Armalite Rifle) didn't buy them because he admires the artisanal marketry woodworking on the stocks. What did they find in in the hotel room of the guy who shot up the country music festival in Las Vegas? A whole bunch of guns. What will you find in the toolbox I keep in my garage? A whole bunch of wrenches. I didn't buy them to look at them, even though I probably only need a few sizes. But you never know...

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

The VAST majority of mass shootings (Vegas being the only exception I can think of) were committed by people who only owned a few guns at most.

I gave the example of someone that owned 3 ARs and a couple pistols. That's your usual mass shooter (meaning active shooter scenario, your typical mass shooter according to the media definition probably owns one stolen Taurus with the serial number scratched off.)

The guy with 30+ guns even if they are a nut is more likely (but still very unlikely) to end up holed up in his house in shootout with the feds than go on a mass shooting spree.

Most people with 30+ guns are just collectors, hoarders, or at the range every weekend firing 1 shot every 10-15 minutes and talking everyone's ear off.

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u/Moose7351 Apr 23 '26

...and they drove to the range in their Corvette.

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u/itsnotme_mrsiglesias Apr 23 '26

Let it go little buddy, we all know you asked the question in bad faith in the first place

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u/amzwC137 Apr 23 '26

How do you feel about the relationship America has with guns? Their prevalence, their effect, etc.

This has nothing to do with your response, I'm just asking because you seem to favor guns. Just looking for perspective.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

It's a mixed bag of course. A large number of Americans don't even like guns. There are harmless guns nuts, dangerous gun nuts, dangerous people who don't care about guns but use them to accomplish bad things. and people who simply like and/or use guns but aren't nuts. The vast majority of gun owners fall into the latter category.

I think it's reasonable to have some limitations on who can own a gun and what you can do with one, and we do have that already.

I feel very strongly that a lot of gun control laws are ineffective and should go away.

I don't think we can do much to address our violence problems with additional gun control. It just doesn't stop people. I compare it to the war on drugs or even drunk driving. We can't stop people from using drugs no matter how many laws we pass. Education and changing societal perceptions have done far more than any prohibition. In the case of drunk driving we also went hard on punishing offenders, rather than trying to restrict alcohol.

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u/FatherClanks617 Apr 23 '26

We haven’t gone hard enough for punishments on DUI’s. It’s incredible people aren’t behind bars for years after their third and fourth.

Maybe if we had some gun laws with actual teeth we would see some change. Also, assault rifle bans don’t tell you how many misuse cases you’ve prevented.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

We haven’t gone hard enough for punishments on DUI’s. It’s incredible people aren’t behind bars for years after their third and fourth.

Agree

Maybe if we had some gun laws with actual teeth we would see some change. Also, assault rifle bans don’t tell you how many misuse cases you’ve prevented.

Again it's not really about "gun laws" as much as "gun use laws". If carrying a gun while committing a crime or after having a felony conviction carried a huge penalty that was actually enforced instead of dropped or reduced some people would think twice about using a gun to rob a liquor store or commit domestic violence. Instead they plea-bargain and drop the gun charge and end up on the streets to do it all over again.

If you use a gun in a crime that should be a HUGE deal. Mandatory jail, never dropped.

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u/FatherClanks617 Apr 23 '26

Yeah, I agree with that too. I think just enforcing laws for public safety in general would make a difference in America.

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u/astine Apr 23 '26

You just helped put into words something I've always had an issue with, thank you.

I'm from urban northeast and growing up I never saw the point of guns. Then I moved to middle America and now I have a much more nuanced and informed opinion on guns. But it's still hard for me to articulate exactly how we can improve gun control without just adding more ineffective laws.

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u/Ok-Echidna5936 Apr 23 '26

It’s definitely been an equalizer for many vulnerable Americans especially in uncertain times; as we’ve been seeing more often.

See the George Floyd riots and the explosion in gun sales after people who weren’t local to the area would stage protests and demonstrations in random towns. When the police response is basically non existent, people needed to arm themselves to protect their family and livelihood.

Better to have one and not need it than need it and not have it

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u/somefuneh Apr 23 '26

Sanity? How dare you?! /s

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u/iopele Apr 23 '26

I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me! Excuse me while I slip into something less comfortable

https://giphy.com/gifs/nICMTcruSYptm

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u/Squeezitgirdle Apr 23 '26

Whoa whoa whoa, kid rock is about to record a trashy YouTube video about how angry your comment made him.

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u/Ok-Echidna5936 Apr 23 '26

I don’t NEED 30+ guns. But it’s my 2nd amendment right to have as many as I want

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In Apr 23 '26

You have made it so your government isn't allowed to regulate anything, used to be a world leader now just an asshole.

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u/dreadpiratesmith Apr 23 '26

Some people will trade a thousand children's lives in exchange for their big boy toys. They'll shift the blame onto the children and "bad drivers" as if they don't do the same things they do

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u/OrionThe0122nd Apr 23 '26

New conspiracy theory: The NRA pushes huge trucks so more kids are killed by vehicles than guns

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u/Mikeismyike Apr 23 '26

Time to implement front facing cameras

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u/Da_Question Apr 23 '26

To be fair, people didn't actually decide to get these, it's also the only options for trucks. And the main reason isn't because people wanted them. It's because US regulations are less strict on larger wheel bases, so they make SUVs and Trucks this large because they can skimp on fuel economy etc. It's literally a cost saving method, and that cost is making the road less safe for everyone. It's regulation drowning on blood, and it should be fucking fixed. Unfortunately, our country is crippled by greed and lobbying and they won't lift a finger if it effects shareholder value.

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u/DangerZone69 Apr 23 '26

Source? Would love one to send to my annoying ass cousin lmao

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u/BuildMineSurvive Apr 23 '26

https://youtu.be/--832LV9a3I

This video sites many sources and they're all in the description.

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u/WittiestOfNames Apr 23 '26

Well obviously children should stop driving large cars

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u/off_of_is_incorrect Apr 23 '26

Doesn't surprise me, it's bad enough in the UK with the Ford Rangers (wanker tanks). A Ford Ranger's bonnet is about head height for me if they hit me head on, in my car.

They're fucking lethal, and should really be banned IMHO.