Play it while you read… you know you can’t resist
As a short person, alright a mutant ant, I see things from a different perspective. Stop snickering, I don’t just mean that because I’m millimeters from the ground but because I change my physical perspective all the time. Perception is something that my human is quite obsessed with (here’s an example) and perhaps that is because as a human she is limited in hers. After all most humans, I know there are a few daredevils and human fly’s out there, can’t crawl upside down on ceilings (Catherine Zeta-Jones) or randomly decide to scale a skyscraper (Spidey).
How does this relate to short people and big cars?
Well it has nothing to do with a Napoléon complex, which is a whole other issue. Short people need big cars to be able to see everything around them. I have no scientific proof but how about a case study?
My human is 59 inches tall and when she drives a small car, say a Sentra or Corolla she needs to sit on a pillow to see over the steering wheel. Let that image just sit for a minute… thank you, had to get some evil cackles out on that. Now if she was driving a small to mid-sized SUV or truck this would not be a problem.
“Eliza, can I interrupt?”
Well, you just did. Would you like to add something from the short perspective, human?
“Just because you’re short doesn’t mean you need a bigger car to see over the steering wheel. You need higher seats or one of those nifty seats that tips up and raises you higher.”
So you are admitting that you need a pillow to see over the steering wheel?
“Well…”
Another good reason for short people or at least my human to have a bigger car is ground clearance.
“Why? Wouldn’t it be harder to get my short legs in, pest?”
That too, but at least when you hit curbs you won’t rip out the underbody. Heehee!
“Eliza Leigh! You promised you wouldn’t tell!”
Are you short and ready to switch to a bigger car?
Here are a few I like for those vertically or driving challenged.
Toyota Venza by The Toad on Flickr
Volvo XC60 by Carcomparing.eu on Flickr
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara by jiazi on Flickr
