▲ 843 ▼ Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by Wilshire@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 289 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ban anything bigger than a Kei? Source permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm sorry, their problem is that the massive trucks are somehow in danger because they weren't designed to handle being hit by a vehicle less than half its size? What a ridiculous statement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Live_your_lives@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago That's not what they are saying at all. They're saying small vehicles aren't even safe in crashes with other small vehicles, let alone with bigger vehicles. permalink fedilink source parent [–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago* They took a street legal Smart ForTwo… Then crashed it into a little electric truck and a golf cart… And they want stuff to be as safe as the Smart car. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm sorry, their problem is that the massive trucks are somehow in danger because they weren't designed to handle being hit by a vehicle less than half its size? What a ridiculous statement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Live_your_lives@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago That's not what they are saying at all. They're saying small vehicles aren't even safe in crashes with other small vehicles, let alone with bigger vehicles. permalink fedilink source parent [–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago* They took a street legal Smart ForTwo… Then crashed it into a little electric truck and a golf cart… And they want stuff to be as safe as the Smart car. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Live_your_lives@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago That's not what they are saying at all. They're saying small vehicles aren't even safe in crashes with other small vehicles, let alone with bigger vehicles. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago* They took a street legal Smart ForTwo… Then crashed it into a little electric truck and a golf cart… And they want stuff to be as safe as the Smart car. permalink fedilink source parent
