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Anecdotally I see a majority (90%+) people commenting on HN living in relatively urban areas and perhaps this is why you see trucks as wasteful - the closest th
by fargle 4y ago
Anecdotally I see a majority (90%+) people commenting on HN living in relatively urban areas and perhaps this is why you see trucks as wasteful - the closest thing to a working pickup truck they see is fellow commuters in vehicles that have never been off pavement without even a tow hitch, etc.
Perhaps visit the "flyover" parts of the land sometime.
- mikrotikker 4y agoExactly, it's an urban vs rural thing. You're likely to need 4wd rurally, you don't have much options apart from a truck.
- throw0101b 4y ago> Despite any TV ads you see with F-150s in a rural or country setting, the vast majority of these new trucks are in large and medium-sized cities. * https://hedgescompany.com/blog/2018/10/pickup-truck-owner-demographics/ https://hedgescompany.com/blog/2018/10/pickup-truck-owner-de...
- mikrotikker 4y agoYea I agree, fine to smack SUVs down in cities, but taking them away completing is not productive.
- llampx 4y agoPerhaps take a look at how many trucks and SUVs are sold and exclusively operated within cities, vs on farms or other rural areas.
- fargle 4y agoSo it sounds to me like you have a urban sprawl and people problem not a truck problem.
- throw0101b 4y ago> Perhaps visit the "flyover" parts of the land sometime. Or perhaps you may wish to look at the demographics of who buys pick-up trucks: > Despite any TV ads you see with F-150s in a rural or country setting, the vast majority of these new trucks are in large and medium-sized cities. * https://hedgescompany.com/blog/2018/10/pickup-truck-owner-demographics/ https://hedgescompany.com/blog/2018/10/pickup-truck-owner-de... >80% of the US population lives in urban areas: * https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/urban-population https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/urba... Only 1.3% (2.6M) of the US population are farmers: * https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/farming-industry-facts-us-2019-5-1028242678 https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/farming-indu... Yet 2.8M pickups trucks were sold in 2022: * https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2022-us-pickup-truck-sales-figures-by-model/ https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2022-us-pickup-truck-sales-fig... Yes, if you're on a farm a pick-up truck could be useful. But the majority of buyers are not farmers (or even construction workers, though even a full-size van may be of more practicality). Pick-up trucks are far and away lifestyle vehicles for the vast, vast majority of owners.