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[-] robocall@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

I want to see more little, compact trucks in the US.

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 19 points 2 months ago

I'm old enough to remember when trucks weren't luxury vehicles or fashion statements, and didn't cost more than actual luxury sedans. The automakers are making too good of margins off these stupid trucks to stop on their own, either they need to fall out of favor with consumers or it needs to be regulated.

[-] Voyajer@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

States seem to be trying their best to ban them last I checked in on kei trucks. They claim they're not safe enough yet hundred year old cars are still street legal and motorcycles exist just fine.

[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

The smaller trucks would be a lot safer if they weren't sharing the road with trucks 3x their size.

[-] pedz@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

The US is stuck in an arms race. With guns, and cars, and pretty much anything it seems.

"I'll be safe if I have the biggest gun"

"I'll be safe if I have the biggest car"

The safety of others doesn't matter. They just have to get bigger guns and bigger cars.

Obviously going the other way around would be unsafe.

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