Tall cars with blackout windows
I'd love to own a large 4x4 with blackout windows.

However, owning, as I do, a regular car, I have come to loathe these beasts since becoming a regular driver.

The reason is not, as you might think, that they think they own the road. No.. I don't have a problem with their driving.

My pet peeve while on the road is that if I'm driving behind one of these cars, the fact that they're tall - and with blackout windows - means I can't see what the traffic ahead is like.

It's bad enough being stuck behind a van or lorry, but these private vehicles only exacerbate the problem.

What I hate the most is when I'm right behind one of these things, and it's moving slowly. Not being able to see any further ahead, I am therefore clueless as to whether there's a genuine slow-moving stream of traffic, or if the road ahead is clear but the driver in front is simply choosing to go really slowly. I therefore don't know if I should attempt to pull out and overtake or not.

It might seem like a minor thing, but it really pisses me off. I want to see the traffic in front of me; to be able to read the road conditions and react accordingly. Not just to rely on the brake lights of one single driver in front of me.
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