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American Cars Are Huge and Unsafe, but Automakers Don't Want the Simple Solution (jalopnik.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] winterayars 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You know a lot of the thing about trucks is purely regulatory. Trucks are exempt from a lot of regulations that cost money and they're huge, both of those things mean more resources going into luxury and such.

These are vehicles that exist at the intersection of a bunch of different things. It's wrong to say Americans will only allow companies to sell big, stupid, dangerous trucks. Change the incentives and we'd see a change in what people buy and drive.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would trade in my beater truck for one of those Kei Trucks in a second if they were easy to get.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Damn I want a '90s Silverado over anything new, I hate these behemoths on the road.