A video clip of a Florida woman driving her elevated pickup truck over a Lamborghini sports car has gone viral, again raising the issue of elevated trucks’ blind spots leading to accidents and insurance claims.
The woman in Lake Nona, Florida, near Orlando, apparently was searching for a parking spot in a gym parking lot when her jacked-up Chevrolet Silverado ran over the sloped hood of the low-slung Lamborghini last week, according to news reports and a posting on X, formerly Twitter.
No injuries were reported. The driver of the sports car appeared to back up as the truck approached, but was not able to get out of the way. The man said it looked like the woman did not see his Lamborghini, which has a list price of $250,000 and is one of the lowest cars on the market. It was not clear if the pickup was equipped with proximity sensors or cameras seen on many late-model vehicles.
Elevated, or lifted, cars and trucks have become a danger on U.S. roads, according to Consumer Reports and the National Safety Council. With the top edge of vehicle front ends as much as 55 inches off the ground, drivers often cannot see objects, including children, directly in front of the truck, resulting in an increased number of accidents and fatalities over the last 30 years.
Even factory-standard vehicles, not modified by owners, have grown taller over the decades. A bill introduced in Congress in 2022 would require front cameras or sensors for all new vehicles to help prevent what are known as “frontover” accidents. The bill has seen little movement since it was introduced.
Photo: A Lamborghini Huracan, similar to the one in the parking lot mishap. (AdobeStock).
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