3 ms·
The practical issue is there isn't a good way to determine who “needs” these vehicles and who doesn't. If we as a society want to curtail excessive use of these
by obelos 7y ago
The practical issue is there isn't a good way to determine who “needs” these vehicles and who doesn't. If we as a society want to curtail excessive use of these life-averse machines, there has to be some hurdle to separate out those who “need” from those who merely “want” one. Restrict private ownership and urban operation of them without a CDL or a contractor's license, for example. People who need to use them for that one trip per year to haul new furniture from Ikea can still rent them as needed.
- aphextim 7y ago>Restrict private ownership and urban operation of them without a CDL or a contractor's license, for example. People who need to use them for that one trip per year to haul new furniture from Ikea can still rent them as needed. That is a great idea, in cities there shouldn't be a need to have these types of vehicles. I remember when I visited Germany back in 2005, it was strange not seeing a single truck anywhere! If you went to the country you would see trucks on farms and for people to personally use on their property. In the 21 days I was there we drove around from city to city in a rental car, and I think other than freight vehicles, I saw probably 4 truck type vehicles. Probably also due to the fact that Gasoline was the same price per liter as it was per gallon in the USA.