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Here in Switzerland, you sometimes see e.g. a Piaggio Ape: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_Ape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_Ape And a number of

Here in Switzerland, you sometimes see e.g. a Piaggio Ape: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_Ape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_Ape And a number of construction jobs in our house were performed by a gentleman who arrived with a Vespa unless he specifically had to transport something sizeable.

TaylorAlexander 3y ago
Oh certainly. Trucks inside the USA are their own kind of culture (which I do not feel great about).
- davidy123 3y ago
  Why would anyone downvote this? It's not a minority position.
- mcv 3y ago
  I see big RAM trucks show up increasingly more often in Amsterdam. 10 years ago there was just 1, and this week I think I spotted the 4th in my neighbourhood.
  - CamperBob2 3y ago
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    - jacquesm 3y ago
      No, they've got a point. These are simply not compatible with the old town and that's exactly where they go with them. You have to imagine a city that was made for something the size of a small horse drawn carriage where you take these massive vehicles. It's tight enough with normal cars, this is well across what's feasible in practice.
      - CamperBob2 3y ago
        That sounds an awful lot like the vehicle owner's problem to me. This entire site is becoming more or less insufferable. Eternal September has nothing on the Reddit diaspora.
        jacquesm 3y ago
        No, it's a problem for everybody else that is trying to use those roads as well. > This entire site is becoming more or less insufferable. Eternal September has nothing on the Reddit diaspora. I don't see the link with the subject.
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        mcv 3y ago
        > Eternal September has nothing on the Reddit diaspora. I don't know who this is supposed to belittle, but I've been on HN quite a bit longer than on Reddit.
    - unethical_ban 3y ago
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  - jacquesm 3y ago
    Yes, it's a ridiculous development. Those cars have absolutely no business in the inner city, they're bloody dangerous and much too large for compatibility with the roads. And that's before we get into parking issues. PC Hooft tractors...

TaylorAlexander 3y ago

Oh certainly. Trucks inside the USA are their own kind of culture (which I do not feel great about).

davidy123 3y ago
Why would anyone downvote this? It's not a minority position.
mcv 3y ago
I see big RAM trucks show up increasingly more often in Amsterdam. 10 years ago there was just 1, and this week I think I spotted the 4th in my neighbourhood.
- CamperBob2 3y ago
  [flagged]
  - jacquesm 3y ago
    No, they've got a point. These are simply not compatible with the old town and that's exactly where they go with them. You have to imagine a city that was made for something the size of a small horse drawn carriage where you take these massive vehicles. It's tight enough with normal cars, this is well across what's feasible in practice.
    - CamperBob2 3y ago
      That sounds an awful lot like the vehicle owner's problem to me. This entire site is becoming more or less insufferable. Eternal September has nothing on the Reddit diaspora.
      - jacquesm 3y ago
        No, it's a problem for everybody else that is trying to use those roads as well. > This entire site is becoming more or less insufferable. Eternal September has nothing on the Reddit diaspora. I don't see the link with the subject.
        deleted 3y ago
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      - mcv 3y ago
        > Eternal September has nothing on the Reddit diaspora. I don't know who this is supposed to belittle, but I've been on HN quite a bit longer than on Reddit.
  - unethical_ban 3y ago
    [flagged]
- jacquesm 3y ago
  Yes, it's a ridiculous development. Those cars have absolutely no business in the inner city, they're bloody dangerous and much too large for compatibility with the roads. And that's before we get into parking issues. PC Hooft tractors...