Camera isn't that bad

I could be wrong but I think the developers want you to drive with the 1st person camera and the 3rd person camera is meant more to be used to check your surroundings. I do admit it is a bit jarring at first but I am getting used to it. As far as the physics go, I have never drove a 10 ton, 8 wheeled Russian made vehicle in 6 feet of mud so I can't say one way or the other if it is realistic or not. This is not mudding like you might see your redneck friends do drunk one weekend. These vehicles are slow and live in the mud and most serve a purpose. About the third challenge you realize this is a game of inches and feet, not Miles or kilometers per hour. Backing a vehicle up with a trailer attached can be challenging if you have never done it let alone doing it in 5 feet of mud with boulders strewn throughout. Patience is definitely a requirement for this game. These are logging trucks mostly, not your cousin Cletis and his jacked up Silverado.