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>The rest of the cars are people who already demonstrate poor choices in life. DUI is just one more. Please tell me what the charitable interpretation of this

>The rest of the cars are people who already demonstrate poor choices in life. DUI is just one more. Please tell me what the charitable interpretation of this is. How does owning a truck imply you make poor life decisions, but an Audi doesn't? I mean, at least a truck has some practical uses, while an Audi does nothing a car half the price doesn't. What's even better is that this is just a garbage, clickbait "article" drawing silly conclusions and people use it to attack blue collar workers. Look at some of these comments. So strange.

dzhiurgis 5y ago
I mean people can own whatever they wan't or like or afford. So we are free to have our opinions whether those products fit them or are just for shallow posturing.
- blunte 5y ago
  That's the thing. This is about human behavior. Why are these vehicles in the top 10 of DUIs? Do they represent the top 10 most sold vehicles (not entirely)? Even if they represent the top 10 most sold, what if the shift in behaviors is one toward bad choices? Gun sales began increasing in 2003 and spiked in 2020 (and were only a bit less in 2021). This suggests a general behavior. Do we accept a general behavior to be ok because it's general? I say this not to specifically tie guns to trucks, although it is a very common association. My point is that poor choices can be a representation of... poor choices, regardless of the outcome. More trucks. More DUI? More guns?
blunte 5y ago
A truck takes more space, uses more fuel, wears brakes faster (due to weight), turns worse, accelerates worse, brakes worse, etc. It underperforms compared to the A4 in every measure except for two things: it can haul a LOT more, and it can tow a LOT more. If you need to haul a lot or tow a low, then a truck is the obvious choice. If not, then a non-truck is much smarter. Most drivers do not need a truck. For trucks to rank so highly in sales (and in DUIs) suggests that a lot of people make bad choices. Driving drunk is just one more bad choice.

dzhiurgis 5y ago

I mean people can own whatever they wan't or like or afford. So we are free to have our opinions whether those products fit them or are just for shallow posturing.

blunte 5y ago
That's the thing. This is about human behavior. Why are these vehicles in the top 10 of DUIs? Do they represent the top 10 most sold vehicles (not entirely)? Even if they represent the top 10 most sold, what if the shift in behaviors is one toward bad choices? Gun sales began increasing in 2003 and spiked in 2020 (and were only a bit less in 2021). This suggests a general behavior. Do we accept a general behavior to be ok because it's general? I say this not to specifically tie guns to trucks, although it is a very common association. My point is that poor choices can be a representation of... poor choices, regardless of the outcome. More trucks. More DUI? More guns?

blunte 5y ago

A truck takes more space, uses more fuel, wears brakes faster (due to weight), turns worse, accelerates worse, brakes worse, etc. It underperforms compared to the A4 in every measure except for two things: it can haul a LOT more, and it can tow a LOT more. If you need to haul a lot or tow a low, then a truck is the obvious choice. If not, then a non-truck is much smarter. Most drivers do not need a truck. For trucks to rank so highly in sales (and in DUIs) suggests that a lot of people make bad choices. Driving drunk is just one more bad choice.