• seahorse [Ohio]A
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        3 years ago

        Can confirm, live in the US and probably 1/3 of the vehicles I see on the road are large pickup trucks that I doubt are even used to haul what they’re built for.

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      3 years ago

      That GMC vehicle probably would be classified a truck outside USA/Canada/Australia. Thus requiring a license of a type mostly only pro drivers would have. Not that that fixes everything but would reduce risk (statistically).

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        3 years ago

        Not sure about that.

        In Europe you can drive trucks up to 3.5 T with a car license.

        Taxes might reduces ownership tho.

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          3 years ago

          Punishing individuals for their consumption choices instead of holding corporations responsible is not a good or ethical way of combatting climate change.

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            3 years ago

            Perhaps you make a point there. However, the discussion was more on traffic safety (and slightly about drivers with small members). So I do not know why you brought that up.

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      I’m in my 30’s and just about to get my license and first car. I’m having sticker shock as I start to calculate out how much it will cost me. Hopefully I can switch over to car sharing services as said car reaches the end of its lifetime. Most of my trips can be made by bike or transit, and for a small fraction of the price.