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Counter-proposal: special truck and huge car lanes where these dangerous vehicles can't harm others, driving more reasonable cars (that absolutely do belong on
by franga2000 3y ago
Counter-proposal: special truck and huge car lanes where these dangerous vehicles can't harm others, driving more reasonable cars (that absolutely do belong on the road because they're way more space and energy efficient).
- fnimick 3y agoOr what if instead we required trucks to meet the safety standards of other vehicles? There's no reason hoods that high should be allowed, it's purely for aggressive styling, not any practical purpose.
- franga2000 3y agoSure, but I imagine (not an automotive engineer) some vehicles simply can't be designed to be crash-compatible with regular cars. Think buses, real trucks (like for cargo, not the big cars that americans like to call trucks), specialized vehicles... And either way, the intent of my "counter-proposal" is to point out that the normal size cars shouldn't be considered not suitable for road use just because there are bigger badder cars out there and that, if anything, the big and dangerous cars are the ones that should be segregated to protect everyone else, not the other way around.
- beej71 3y agoBut my proposal was satirical. :)
- franga2000 3y agoI'm very glad to hear that! I figured it might be, but also, I have heard similarly backwards proposals from city council members, so you never know...