• Caveman
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    6 months ago

    I just want to put a small barrier between people and buying a car that’s may more dangerous than any reasonably sized alternative. If people want storage space they should buy a station wagon. If they want to transport for work they should buy a Caddy type. If they want to go outdoors offroading then they should get a licence on how to drive offroad and how to prevent front-over accidents etc.

    SUVs and bigger cars are becoming the default choice and I think that’s a bad thing.

    • @Demdaru@lemmy.world
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      106 months ago

      Honestly, they know that. But fashion is fashion, and people’s desire is rarely logical. So that barrier…I don’t think it will work any better than actual idiot tax. The only offputting thing would be price.

      • Caveman
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        96 months ago

        There’s already an idiot tax, a crossover costs 50% more than regular. Price is not an issue for people that buy these but a license, course and having the license easier to revoke for speeding in pedestrian zone might work.

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          26 months ago

          …problem is that manufacturers are discontinuing cars to focus upon SUVs + trucks…

          • Caveman
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            26 months ago

            It’s starting to impact the used car market where I live. Not as many options as before when half are cross/suv.

    • @aesthelete@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      If people want storage space they should buy a station wagon. If they want to transport for work they should buy a Caddy type. If they want to go outdoors offroading then they should get a licence on how to drive offroad and how to prevent front-over accidents etc.

      Most people buying one of these expended exactly zero seconds of thought on what they need from an automobile.

      If someone even managed to get any law in place like what you’re suggesting (which they won’t because it goes against the interests of business), the right wing idiot backlash would be furious and cacophonous and the net result would be Florida marking a day on the calendar as state wide “Ford-fuck-you-mobile” day.

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      46 months ago

      …registration fees should be proportional to GVWR and speed limits (and fines) should be based upon kinetic energy…

    • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      36 months ago

      The thing is if we actually make an off-road vehicle then something in the form factor of a uni-mog is vastly superior.

      • KillingTimeItself
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        36 months ago

        mogs are cool, i don’t know much about them because they seem to be primarily european, but i will probably own one someday out of curiosity, i only hear good things about them.

        Personally i’m a fan of industry trucks though, tatra, oshkosh, unimog, the usual suspects. Ford can eat shit.