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"We gotta rip out the rail, clearly this is a danger to the public" or " is there any way we can give cars the prioirty at a train crossing?"

Before the pandemic 10 over the limit was normalized in my area, now it seems 20 over is acceptable, even in school zones. It genuinely feels unsafe when I do the limit on some roads because of the agressive passes and tailgating. We've got some speed cameras but they are only effective near the camera, you can literally see the wave of traffic speed up once past it.

What bothers me most is it used to be usual suspects speeding like this, the fancier cars, lifted trucks, and modified shitboxs. Now everyone drives fast and speeds inlcuding the minivans and soccer mom SUVs. It really highlights how ignoring speeding for so long has made a hive mentality of its okay to speed now because everyone does it.

I guess its time to do a study to see if kicking the can down the road a few more years is the best way to handle this situation.

I'd argue a 8ft cargo van is still better for the majoirty of trades than an 8ft bed. Maybe landscapers and oversized loads are an exception but otherwise the van is far more practical for most applications. Many vans can tow as well.

Its because the modern family needs 5 cars. 1 per parent, 1 per child once old enough and a back up car. Or the developer was forced to meet some ridiculous parking minimum based on bogus statistics.

The majority of them are not doing it to improve performance. Same with the low profile tires with huge rims. You want smaller rims and more sidewall for off roading. These mods when implemented like this are "look at me", "I'm bigger", and "I'm more important" statements. I'd bet most of these owners would freak out if they scratched their paint on a tree or got dirt in the bed.

It will never be eco-friendly to drive 6000lbs of steel down a road to move one person and we should stop supporting the idea that it is possible because it is delaying the real impactful changes we could make

We could just change our culture and start making trucks work horses again instead of status symbols. Having every truck go electric helps a bit on emissions, but they are still dangerous to anyone outside of them, use massive tires, need massive parking spots, and continue car dependancy.

After getting clean, many addicts say giving them free drugs was the worst thing you could do for them, it just helped prolong their problems and delay their treatment. This stuff is hard because those drugs and the lifestyle that can come with it will often change people beyond what they want for themselves.

Yes, the number of units is inadequate, but im taking about the overall strategy.

Couldn't he have just used them whenever he wanted anyway? Who in his country would stop him? I could see his generals advising against it but at the same time, they know they could be killed for the wrong opinions.

I hate that it is a massive pick up truck being advertised as the EV of the future. What happened to small, light, effecient cars? Sure some people need trucks and they might as well be electric in the future but it seems practical options for effecient electric vehicles get very little production and promotion.