69 Avion wrote:
The only down side is the damage done by the truck with a hitch when backing up, if they accidentally hit someone. That is what insurance is for. Besides, the odds of being rear ended is much greater than backing into someone. In all the years of driving, I have never backed my hitch into someone else. I have been rear ended several times.
I'm also on a Mazda Miata forum, and it's surprising how many pictures get posted of a Miata with the imprint of a hitch in the hood or trunk from someone backing into them in a parking lot. It seems like lots of people these days are too busy talking on their cell phone to check for small cars. And the majority of the cases I read about are hit and run. The pickup or SUV driver didn't leave any contact info about the accident.
