Sigh

    • 5bicycles [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      My brother said that was good, and that everyone needs a large SUV or pick up truck eventually. And that one day he’s going to buy one too.

      when you're definitely a rational individual that isn't beholden to whatever marketing agencies tell you to buy

  • comi [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Those consumers with their poor choices :shakes-fist:

    But also two questions for usa-comrades: if you drive normal-sized car, are you like small mouse in the sea of tall grass (suvs)? And is there anything stopping height arms-race, to get the tallest car possible?

    • DirtbagVegan [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Somewhat depends on the area, but I'd say most places are probably anywhere from 30-60% trucks and oversized SUVs. Just waiting for a truck weighing 4x what my small sedan does that's never had more than groceries in its bed to absolutely murder me in an accident. :tofu-cool:

    • enkifish [any]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      Lol. I'm mostly just salty because my primary transport is by bicycle and I know one of these trucks is going to kill me some day. But no, there is literally nothing stopping the arms race except height clearance on bridges and overpasses.

      • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I stopped riding my bike for a few years after I moved because my new place was so much more hostile to bikes. I moved to a slightly better place for bikes and man I missed it so much.

    • duderium [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      It depends on where you live. I’m in a rural area so enormous trucks are everywhere. But as we all know, the smaller the car, the bigger the dick. Those who use bikes / their own feet / wheelchairs / public transportation have the biggest dicks of all.

  • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Since the announcement of the cybertruck, I've been saying I'm excited for the pickup truck arms race. I'm so excited to see a cyber truck and EV hummer both test their max accel on opposite sides of an intersection from a stop and collide in a 120MPH head on collision, producing a battery fire that just becomes a tourist attraction akin to the springfield tire fire.