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It's a problem in the US as well. New cars are basically too expensive for most people to afford.
by adamc 2y ago
It's a problem in the US as well. New cars are basically too expensive for most people to afford.
- lupusreal 2y agoAnd it's no longer even legal to make basic cars without luxury toys like built in screens. Oh I'm sorry, I mean ""essential safety features"", that we managed to get on fine without only a few years ago.
- massysett 2y agoTrue, we did get along fine without them, but at the cost of injury, death, and property damage. "Backover crashes" cause hundreds of deaths in the US each year. https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/13237-parents_guide_playing_it_safe_tagged.pdf https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/13237-... Add the backup camera to the improved restraints, the collision warning system, the blind-spot monitor . . . and soon you're talking about some real money. One can argue about whether this is good or bad, but they're not really luxury toys.
- lupusreal 2y ago"Hundreds" in a country with hundreds of millions of people is inconsequential. The vast majority of people never backed over anybody because they used tricks called looking around and situational awareness. Techno gadgets meant to solve non-problems are toys in my books.
- adamc 2y agoThey are certainly luxuries, given that we were willing to drive without them.
- massysett 2y agoI guess a house is a luxury too? The caveman lived without one.
- defrost 2y agoBit of a weak ooga-booga comment. No, humans are not cavemen, as cavemen lived thousands of years ago and had a different lifestyle than modern humans. The term "caveman" is a stock character that became popular in the early 20th century. ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caveman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caveman