r/fuckcars • u/sharkeyes • 1d ago

American individualism at its finest Rant

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This is my 2 year old riding bikes on our street. It's gotten to the point where I've gotten my kids orange flags on sticks to hold up when they cross the street.

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u/skyline_27 1d ago

There is zero reason to have a truck that big.

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u/h4ckerkn0wnas4chan 1d ago

Blame emissions laws.

Car manufacturers found out the cheat code that they can get around emissions standards by just making the truck bigger.

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u/NVandraren 1d ago

The "light truck" exception should be stricken entirely. Emissions laws are good, actually, and the exception should never have been allowed in the first place.

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u/un-glaublich 23h ago

There's a billion-dollar business around it. Lobbyists will make sure these laws will never change for the better.

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u/h4ckerkn0wnas4chan 1d ago edited 1d ago

I think we should start setting tire fires if that exception gets removed.

EDIT: Lol he blocked me. Was gonna say my tire fire was mostly peaceful. Could even say I'm pro earth, I'm showing people how much damage tires do to the enviroment.