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Monster pickup trucks accelerate into Europe as sales rise despite safety fears
(www.theguardian.com)
These things need to be outlawed.
this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2024
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Parking spaces in the Netherlands do not easily accommodate these child-killing machines. So, they often end up clumsily parked over multiple spaces or blocking sidewalks. I have taken to submitting complaints to my municipality every time I see this happen.
It is not much but I am doing my little part. I did notice that one of these abominations has gone absent from my neighbourhood. I like to think my complaints have contributed to this
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Those have to park somewhere and can’t do so legally due to size and permissible gross weight. I usually get out of my way to report incorrectly parked SUVs, BMWs, Audis and such (we have a nice app from an indie dev for that in Poland). I’ve been averaging a dozen or so towed or wheel locked cars per week based on responses from city guard. I’ll keep on doing this until those fuckers learn to stay away from our cities.
Not all heroes wear capes.
You're doing good work there, keep it up 😉
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Been seeing these more and more common in London, along with most people buying massive cars generally. I just don't get it. They really struggle with the tight roads, parked cars, small lanes, car parks etc. Its embarrassing to watch frankly!
Meet my sister in law. Hardly goes anywhere as she can't park it. Doesn't visit my wife anymore as she says out car park is too small. Even though workmen and delivery vans get in and out OK. She had a Peugeot 208 which she could park anywhere, but 'upgraded' to a 3008 to fit in with her posh friends. She's retired. And lives in Hertford UK. Not known for it's wide sweeping vistas. FFS.
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There's one of these pricks nearby my house. We have these tiny narrow roads and this prick is taking up 30% of it with their giant truck. Why? I have never seen them put anything in it. Right now the through road is blocked and you have to turn around awkwardly.... Bet they regret that thing now.
Follow the lead of activists in Britain. Flatten the tires by pressing on the valve stem. No property damage to people that might have been out of options, and sends a clear message that large vehicles aren't welcome
I say we just send all these huge trucks away to be scrapped.
Pressing on the valve stem? Just put a lentil in one and replace or use a valve core tool to take the valve core out
Cyclists beware
Society beware that we are tacitly allowing these child-murdering horrors into our communities
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I miss the days when Europeans would justly laugh in our faces about the size of our trucks.
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As an American I find the thumbnail hilarious. Not that’s it’s not a “monster” pickup truck but that it is the tiniest little truck you’ll find on much of our roadways.
I don't know why you're getting downvoted. It is hilarious in a black humor way. For us Europeans that's a giant monster, because it is, while a lot of Americans would consider it a little baby truck because they are so brainwashed.
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Agreed lol.
Its not literally the smallest pickup truck on American roads, a few people still have older, smaller models from the 80s or whatever...
...but far larger trucks than in this image are absolutely everywhere.
And I say this as someone who used to drive a hatchback and routinely laugh at all the moron truck drivers who spend an hour trying to figure out where to park their F350 duallies in a dense downtown part of American city, baffled by the idea that the urban core doesn't have Walmart sized parking lots every block.
These literal tank sized trucks are the smallest modern variants of American trucks. The larger ones are incredibly common and even larger than these.
Here's a quick example:
The white truck in this image is roughly the same size as the trucks in the tank/truck comparison and the article's image, the black truck behind it is closer to what more and more Americans drive, and many drive ones that are even larger than that.
It's pretty big in Europes tight streets, they have tiny cars for a reason. I have no idea why someone would try to drive that truck over there.
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So it's not an uniquely American problem after all. Fuckers everywhere want bigger and bigger cars.
So it’s not an uniquely American problem after all. Fuckers everywhere.
It's not just people wanting bigger vehicles. It's an intentional move by vehicle manufacturers to push light trucks, which have less strict safety and emissions standards, leading to higher profit margins.