And yet having lived in the London area for almost 7 years now (previously born in NZ): In New Zealand I saw large vehicles like utes and defenders doing actua

And yet having lived in the London area for almost 7 years now (previously born in NZ): In New Zealand I saw large vehicles like utes and defenders doing actual jobs on the terrain that they were built for. The only SUVs that I really saw were out in the wops where they wanted a dual purpose vehicle or the time I saw Saudis laughably trying to drive a 1.5 lane width full-size hummer in central Auckland. Whereas in London, YoY since I moved here I only see more SUVs clogging the narrow roads. No pop-up headlights on a sports car for me, because they'd endanger pedestrians! But a 2 tonne defender with a brick wall of a front is perfectly fine! Not only that but it seems like >20-30% of the vehicles on the road are SUVs and are usually driven by a single occupant! It's honestly think it's a sign of the times and of the direction our futures are going. The dystopian novels were real.