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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sedans have stricter crash safety standards than big trucks. The whole reason why Detroit pushes large trucks is the safety loopholes and the myth that a heavier, taller vehicle is somehow safer.

We definitely need weight limits in public roads and special licences for truck drivers. Fucking idiots don't understand braking distances increase with weight.

safety loopholes and the myth that a heavier, taller vehicle is somehow safer.

Oh I don't think they're any safer, I just think they are more dangerous to me and my car when I weighs 1/3rd as much as them.