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Those cutout windows on pickup trucks... Do they serve a purpose or are they just for decoration?

Asked by kevbo (25672points) February 15th, 2008

Generally, on the larger trucks the side windows have a spot toward the front where the window frame dips down. What’s that about?

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It allows the driver to see down to the road to see, for instance, whether they’re about to run some poor, unsuspecting Honda Civic driver off into the median.

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gooch's avatar

on pick ups it is to view side mirrors better as they are larger due to to these trucks hauling loads. Segdeha is talking about 18 wheelers I belive.

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heyu1021's avatar

it’s for visibility of other cars.

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kevbo's avatar

Yeah, gooch, that’s what I was getting at. Okay, I get it now.

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