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The reason is personal preference. Same reason people buy sports cars. I also wish their preferences were different
by brokensegue 9mo ago
The reason is personal preference. Same reason people buy sports cars. I also wish their preferences were different
- alistairSH 9mo agoSports cars largely don't have any of the negative externalities of trucks.
- groundzeros2015 9mo agoNo, you just don’t dislike them enough to find them.
- scottyah 9mo agoTheir fuel consumption is about the same, what externalities are you referring to?
- alistairSH 9mo agoSure, if you're talking about high-power cars (M2, Corvette, etc). A Miata or Civic Type R will get far better fuel consumption. And there's also wear on the road, noise, and damage to property and people when accidents happen (physics is a bitch).
- scottyah 9mo agoSure, if you’re talking about high-power trucks (F350, Ram 3500). A Ford Maverick hybrid will get far better fuel consumption. I think more sports cars are burning out, revving loudly (or getting modified to take out their mufflers), and the damage from going a lot faster creates more damage.
- antiframe 9mo agoIt might depend on where you live. Nine times out of then when a vehicle with an obnoxiously loud and high revved gear vehicle drives by it's a truck. Probably more like 95% of the time.
- alistairSH 9mo agoAround here, it's usually beater Accords or other random generic sedans. With fake LEds, slammed to the ground, and lots of dents.
- switchbak 9mo agoReply to the sibling comment about little to no negative externalities: Sports cars sure do have negative externalities. I live next to a custom car mod shop in the boonies. People hoon around here like there's no one else alive. They put my life and the lives of my family at risk on the regular. That is most definitely a negative externality.
- wil421 9mo agoHN has hated Trucks and American cars, except when Tesla came out, for as long as I’ve been here. Same with Reddit.
- sroerick 9mo agoIt's pretty funny how much truck rage there is here.
- scottyah 9mo agoIt’s crazy to me. If you hate automobiles, trucks still make the most sense- if you’re just carrying people and a grocery or two you should probably be on a bike or ebike.
- b40d-48b2-979e 9mo agoThat is quite a European take there. Most places in the US do not have safe pedestrian infrastructure mandating "share the road" policies with bicycles which puts you into direct contact with motor vehicle traffic, and suburban spread means you're probably not close enough to walk to your grocer.
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- scottyah 9mo agoBikes and cars can easily coexist on streets, and if the street is too big/busy I bet there's a parallel side road that is much better. If you are too lazy to walk to your nearest grocer, ride a bike. It is true that some sacrifices and brief periods of discomfort must be made if you care for the environment, this is nothing new and generally accepted.