Again, this is a pick up truck, not an SUV, and they are typically driven by workers in conditions that require durability and utility. I drove a Hilux in Saudi

Again, this is a pick up truck, not an SUV, and they are typically driven by workers in conditions that require durability and utility. I drove a Hilux in Saudi Arabia for 6 months doing major construction. I crossed desert roads and active excavations, so how is this FU to anything? People seem to love censorship these days enough to create multiple ways to enact it like nature's stewardship, etc. I grew up in Brooklyn, and a lot of my more vocal environmentalist acquaintances I knew didn't take the time to look at their own wastefulness, only others - they loved imported goods like pineapple and other groceries that have to be shipped to their local Zabars/Whole Foods etc. without a thought to the impact this has compared to someone living in more rural areas and buying local produce; the inefficiencies of the older apartments they live in. As far as pick up trucks being more dangerous to pedestrians and other drivers, how many Hilux pick up trucks can you count in your area? Larger objects are more easily seen. Electric bikes and vehicles are silent, and are the cause of many pedestrian and rider injuries. People jump on electric scooters without any skill or physical fitness and twist the throttle up without any preparation on how to stop quickly or dismount in an emergency. Look at all the pedestrian deaths in China when electric scooters and bikes became popular. Or the graveyards of new electric vehicles in China due to failed startups using electric vehicles. Arms race, really? How do you commute, or haul things?