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"It feels very much an anti-US rule to me." It isn't. Quite the opposite. It's about a level playing field. There are standards for allowing products to market
by Tor3 10mo ago
"It feels very much an anti-US rule to me."
It isn't. Quite the opposite. It's about a level playing field. There are standards for allowing products to market, some of them are more costly to implement. US car makers want to sell at lower standards than competitors, that's not a level playing field.
- ExoticPearTree 10mo agoThe would be customers should decide that. If they want a car that is bigger, harder to park, has poor fuel consumption and so on.
- saubeidl 10mo agoSo if I want to, I should be able to drive a literal tank? What a poorly thought out argument. Cars are a danger to others, that's why your own choices shouldn't be the only thing that matters.
- ExoticPearTree 10mo agoYes, like in the US - you can get a permit to drive one around.
- saubeidl 10mo agoOn public roads?
- ExoticPearTree 10mo agoObviously.
- Tor3 10mo agoThe customer has no right to deside on issues that affect _others_. A customer can decide on what affects the customer. If car A is more dangerous for other people than car B, then it's for somebody else than the car customer to decide what should be allowed. A car owner can't decide that "it's fine to drive this car which will kill other people because of its design".