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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls

Actually, it is. The rear curves away at a good aerodynamic angle, the windows are at unexpected angles, and the rear hatch glass is seperated into two.

Some vehicles have horrid blind spots. I had to drive a former employer's two door Ford Ranger, and I hated it. Despite using the rear view mirror, the wing mirror, and turning my head, a small car could still hide in my driver's side blind spot. If you wanted to execute a safe lane change, you had to put your head against the driver's window and look.

Are you like 6'2"? I'm 5'7" and tend to sit close enough to the steering wheel that I can comfortably hold my arms at approximately a 135* angle at the elbow while holding the wheel at 10 and 2 with both hands. This places the wheel approx 2 feet from my chest.

In my FIL's Ranger (I believe it's a '91) I can still adjust the mirrors to account for blind spots, and even though I do so, I check over my shoulder without having to bang my head against the window.

In the mirror, I can see the area at the rear half of the spot that would normally be blind, and I can see directly next to the truck, about 1/2 way back the bed by looking over my shoulder out the window. Granted, it's also an extended cab version.