Politico reported this week that the European Commission has acknowledged the concerns raised by the influx of US-style pick-up trucks entering the EU [1], in response to a letter [2] co-signed by ECF and seven other organisations. Together, the organisations called on the EU Commission to close loopholes in European and national legislation that currently allow these vehicles to enter the EU with limited to no safety or environmental protection regulations.
The smaller trucks would be a lot safer if they weren’t sharing the road with trucks 3x their size.
The US is stuck in an arms race. With guns, and cars, and pretty much anything it seems.
“I’ll be safe if I have the biggest gun”
“I’ll be safe if I have the biggest car”
The safety of others doesn’t matter. They just have to get bigger guns and bigger cars.
Obviously going the other way around would be unsafe.