Keep these monstrosities off our roads 🙅♂️
"US carmakers have accused Brussels of keeping their largest pick-up trucks, including the Ford F-150, the Chevy Silverado and the Ram 1500, off European roads”
https://www.ft.com/content/3eb796fd-bcdb-4a9f-89b7-f7d5e692a3cd
@fj why not let people decide if they want such a large vehicle or not?
@reloadedhead @fj Because they endanger others, use way more space and it also encourages driving like pricks.
Or is it just making pricks more visible?
@richlv @fj do you mean they are more dangerous due to the size and potential damage in an accident?
I am genuinely asking, because I come from a land in which having pick-ups is very common in rural areas for work and stuff, but not that common in urban environments, because surely nobody wants to drive that in narrow streets!
Also, they waste much more oil. Environmental issues aside, oil is usually much cheaper in the US.
Most of people here really, really hate those monsters and see the people who drive them as idiots, psychos, or people trying to compensate something. That's not something you want people to think of you.
Simply, there is no need or advantage in having one.
Vans are very popular here, pick-ups nearly non existent. Rain could be a factor too; nobody wants to deal with wet cargo nearly every day.
