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Saw a lady driving a truck which its hood was taller than my veloster and all I saw was knuckles. This old lady probably couldn't even see the road.
Fuck these people and fuck the companies that make em

Large trucks like that should be like transports. Ya should have to take a special license course to even be able to own to prove you can drive it. 90% of truck owners can't so they own the biggest POS to ensure their safety at everyone's else's safety.

Sounds good now, but we'll just end up with bigger pickup trucks that have cowcatchers installed.

They need to do that here too in Australia

If you're driving a larger vehicle, you should be putting in more care.

But they don't seem to here in Australia. They'll park badly and put less effort into fixing it than a small sedan

It's tiring that this is even still a thing

Every time I see a movie from the 90s and older, and they show a parking lot, I get sad. Everyone used to drive reasonably sized sedans. Family vehicles were wagons. Fuck SUVs and trucks.

Bumper height needs to be standardized so they match up properly. One of the biggest safety issues is how modern SUV bumpers don't align with cars bumper bars.

It’s like a negative feedback loop I want an SUV because of a truck or another SUV hit me. I feel like I might be able to survive that but if I’m in my geometro, or a small compact car. I don’t think I’m coming out of that alive if a giant trucker or suv hit me And I know that’s not gonna change. They’re not gonna suddenly recall thousands of oversized pick up trucks those trucks are gonna be on the road for the next 10 to 15 years to come, even if something changes soon. It would take a while to phase them out.

I just want public high-speed rail everywhere 15 minutes cities please

"MUH FREEDOM. FUCKIN COMMIES"

I can just see the pavement princess brigade seething because their next emotional support penismobile won't be exaggerated anymore and they will actually be able to see pedestrians and cyclists.

Yay we will have the return of small trucks. These behemoths are good for towing and work, but not everyday driving.

For the first time ever, manufacturers would be required to study the impact of test dummies hit outside of vehicles. The rules would likely change the design of what America drives permanently.

That's all the article says about the actual rule changes. Based on this information alone, I know very little about what will actually change.

I feel like the NHTSA should do way more if they can and argue for limits on light truck sizes in their length, height, weight, and perhaps classification.

Man, I'm not all that interested in owning a truck or an SUV but there are so few Sudan's out there that fit folks like me over 6ft tall. (If anyone has suggestions please share, and no public transportation isn't an option where I live)

There should really be a redistribution gas tax, another dollar per gallon on gas which then goes back split evenly to every American. Incentivizes less gas usage while avoiding the regressive nature of a sales tax. Canada has something like this.

Ruinous politically so it would never happen but it would be a good plan.