A Dodge Ram 1500 is bigger than a Panzer I tank and campaigners say heavy trucks are ‘lethal’ in collisions
  • riodoro1@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Thats so much bullshit. Pretty much only assholes are buying them here. Fucking ban them.

  • misk@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Those have to park somewhere and can’t do so legally due to size and permissible gross weight. I usually get out of my way to report incorrectly parked SUVs, BMWs, Audis and such (we have a nice app from an indie dev for that in Poland). I’ve been averaging a dozen or so towed or wheel locked cars per week based on responses from city guard. I’ll keep on doing this until those fuckers learn to stay away from our cities.

      • WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        BMW and Audi are like the poor man’s Porsche. They are often owned by pretentious, self absorbed arseholes who don’t know how to drive, or couldn’t care less about endangering other road users.

  • witty_username@feddit.nlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Parking spaces in the Netherlands do not easily accommodate these child-killing machines. So, they often end up clumsily parked over multiple spaces or blocking sidewalks. I have taken to submitting complaints to my municipality every time I see this happen.
    It is not much but I am doing my little part. I did notice that one of these abominations has gone absent from my neighbourhood. I like to think my complaints have contributed to this

  • brewery@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Been seeing these more and more common in London, along with most people buying massive cars generally. I just don’t get it. They really struggle with the tight roads, parked cars, small lanes, car parks etc. Its embarrassing to watch frankly!

    • daddy32@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      They are already somewhat regulated: In europe, they are considered trucks, not personal cars, so you can’t practically use them in the cities, park them on regular parking spots etc.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        3 days ago

        I feel enforcement is lax in that. I regularly see Dodge Rams parked in regular spots. They usually don’t fit in, so they block other spots or traffic.

        And that’s in the NL. Doesn’t look good.

    • BruceTwarzen@lemm.eeEnglish
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      4 days ago

      It used to be that you would see one every now and then, inclusive the ridiculous red blinkers, and they you would do your civil duty and point at it and laugh, because you knew he payed a lot of money to get a shitty car imported. Now, just like McDonald’s, they are everywhere. Please america, make something that doesn’t suck ass, since people have to adopt everything from over there.