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As a European I was really surprised why SUVs are so popular in the US, making biking extremely dangerous. This documentary was quite eye-opening for me: https:
by eska 4y ago
As a European I was really surprised why SUVs are so popular in the US, making biking extremely dangerous. This documentary was quite eye-opening for me: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo
Similarly in Germany we’re building a new Autobahn in the middle of a city (Berlin) under extreme costs, while still neglecting investment in trains, because we’re a car country.
- masklinn 4y ago> As a European I was really surprised why SUVs are so popular in the US, making biking extremely dangerous. Sadly SUVs and giant pickups are slowly becoming more popular in Europe as well.
- timbit42 4y agoThe price of fuel is too low. Vehicles should also be taxed by size and weight.
- masklinn 4y agoEuropean countries used to have fairly high taxes on power and / or displacement, which was why 60s and 70s european cars tended to have such small engines compared to American ones. It also affected engine designs as e.g. the english RAC horsepower was based on bore, hence the high frequency of undersquare 4s and 6s in english cars even upscale (e.g. Jaguar’s XK I6) as opposed to the oversquare V8s of american cars.