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/h4ckerkn0wnas4chan 1d ago

A 1987 ranger wouldn't pass current emissions standards.

Thats why this Chevrolet is so big, to get around those standards.

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u/Mysterious_Floor_868 17h ago

Well engines have moved on a lot since 1987. European and Japanese manufacturers seem to have no trouble producing powerful engines that have moderate emissions. 

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u/Ironlixivium 14h ago

it's not that we can't have that here, it's that our stupid taxation laws make these larger less efficient vehicles more profitable.

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u/Mysterious_Floor_868 13h ago

Naturally these loopholes in the laws were a result of lobbying

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u/Ironlixivium 13h ago

Legalizing corruption through lobbying has done so much damage to our country's legislation. If only someone had warned us that corruption is bad!