AN eagle-eyed bystander has shared an image of two trucks that look as different as trucks can get — but they share one sneaky thing in common that’s easy to miss.
The picture, taken in Toronto, Canada, was shared on Twitter, where it has racked up over 11million impressions, leading many social media users to do a double-take.
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Brandon’s (@coolbutstinky) optical illusion Tweet shows a Chevy Silverado parallel parked behind a mini Japanese Kei truck.
While the two trucks appear vastly different in size, Brandon’s caption divulges a mindboggling fact: “These two trucks have the same bed length.”
He responded to this original tweet with two photos confirming the trucks’ nearly identical bed lengths using manufacturer information.
A diagram image measures the Kei truck’s bed length as 6.7 feet (80.4 inches), while the other photo notes that the Silverado’s standard bed length is 6 feet 7 inches.
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A diagram from a Chevy dealership in Illinois confirms this is the standard bed length for a 2021 Chevy Silverado 1500, while a short Silverado has a bed length of a mere 69.92 inches.
Twitter users flooded the post with over 1,500 responses.
One Twitter account wrote: “There’s absolutely no way. Like, I truly do not believe that.”
Another Twitter user commented: "Not always about the bed length. Most Silverados can carry more than double the average kei truck.
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“Not to mention also being able to carry more people.”
A third viewer further discussed the trucks’ size differences.
“Supposedly, the real reason for trucks exploding in size is because a physically larger truck will have different emissions regulations placed on it since the standards are tied to size," they wrote.
“So the problem is sorta the poorly thought out regulations the government tried implementing.”
Larger trucks have proved to be a hazard on roads, specifically with drivers of smaller vehicles and pedestrians.
An analysis of auto market data shows that the hood height of passenger trucks has increased by an average of at least 11 percent since 2000, according to Consumer Reports.
Pickups also grew 24 percent heavier on average from 2000 to 2018.
Auto market data adds that these changes have resulted in truck drivers having poorer front sight lines, forming a blind spot that can hide a pedestrian or smaller car ahead.
US traffic deaths decreased by just 0.3 percent, or 144 fatalities, in 2022 from compared to the previous year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports.
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