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Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by danieldk on Thursday November 26, 2020 @10:09AM (#25220618)
Not intended in a nasty way, just factual:

The only reason I drive it is because it's so comfortable to sit higher up, and to have a better view of the road that way.

And thereby blocking the view of 'regular' cars.

Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by tonyedgecombe on Thursday November 26, 2020 @10:26AM (#25220776)
And thereby blocking the view of 'regular' cars.

And small children.

Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by roel_v on Thursday November 26, 2020 @10:14AM (#25220670)
Only to a degree I think - when you're sitting in a lower car, you can't view over other cars anyway. I guess you can see through other cars' windows, which is harder when the other cars are higher, like for me when I'm between several trucks. I don't recall that as being a 'problem' as such from when I drove a lower car. Maybe other people experience it differently.
Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by maccard on Thursday November 26, 2020 @10:47AM (#25220960)
Any junction where there's a lane on your outside, a person in a "normal" sized car is unable to see through into the junction.

For some reason, all of the traffic lights installed in my city now don't have a set of lights at the far side of the junction visible, so there is a fairly large window where you can be stuck with no visibility of the traffic lights in 2 lanes of traffic if you might have a filter light.

There's also rear view mirrors (big vehicle takes up more of my window, so I can't see if there's a bike coming)

Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by holstvoogd on Thursday November 26, 2020 @12:12PM (#25221791)
Main issue I always had with SUVs is the lights. They all have way to bright xenon lights. When you drive a sports car (I drove a fiat coupe & a mx-5/Miata) in the dark you cannot see anything when a SUV is behind you.

Not to speak of opposing(?) traffic on smaller roads. I almost died several times ;)

Very happy to no longer have a car.

Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by dzhiurgis on Thursday November 26, 2020 @03:43PM (#25223382)
How about trucks, buses, semis, delivery trucks and all other machinery?
Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by afiori on Thursday November 26, 2020 @10:18AM (#25220710)
In terms of perspective a raised POV can generally help with visibility, independetly to how tall other cars are.

Or even how tall the windscreen is can be a significant factor, in my car it is so short that the rearview mirror covers a significant part of the street.

Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by saiya-jin on Thursday November 26, 2020 @10:14AM (#25220675)
This is argument of people that don't know how to drive well & safely. Maybe not tailgating every other car and just keeping the safe distance would be enough? It definitely is for me and my car is lower than average sedan.
Re:For the first time in Europe, registrations for EVs overt... by throwaway0a5e on Thursday November 26, 2020 @10:55AM (#25221051)
It goes both ways.

If the person in front of you isn't driving like such an jerk that you need to be looking around them to predict their moves or to find a passing opportunity it's not really a big deal.