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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 23 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Cars can never be too safe. What I want is a car with no computers or telemetry whatsoever. I want a car that is private with how I use it. Like what they were pre 2000s. Just a hunk of metal to go from point A to point B.

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[–] bassad@jlai.lu 10 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I say YES!

GOLF CARTS FOR EVERYONE !!!

Cheap, light, small, no computer, natural airflow, what else?

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This but without the sarcasm lol.

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[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Clearly not the onion. My right wing father (not Republican because we are not American and he's technically a monarquist) complains that cars are too expensive due to the mandatory security features. Features that he has on his fully equipped Porsche because he wants to be safe, obviously.

[–] starchylemming@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

as someone from the country where porsche is native and where it owns their own political party.. owning a porsche is one of the clearest signs one can send that they are a massive asshole lol

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

That's true in other countries too. Or a bmw.

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[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 34 points 2 days ago

You mean the group of people that are okay with schools being used for target practice thinks cars are too safe?! I am shocked.

[–] aarch0x40@piefed.social 121 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Furthering that they are indeed not the "Pro-Life" party but instead the "Pro-Birth" party.

[–] adubya@feddit.online 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Agree but starting to even wonder about that. I've never seen them do anything that benefits births let alone even celebrate it. Seems to be "Pro-Misery especially at others expense".

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[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 81 points 3 days ago (15 children)

This is kinda misleading, the complaint is that cars are too expensive. They're not saying cars should be less safe, just that the extra safety isn't worth the financial cost.

(Still not a good position to take in my opinion)

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 46 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That's par for the course for Republicans. Are things too expensive? Let them be shittier so they are cheaper.

[–] axexrx@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And the act all surprised when they just get shittiee, but not cheaper.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

They just want their goons to be able to break their victims windows out easier

[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Bitch, what?

Pay people more money.

[–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Maybe if American "cars" were actually car sized, they would need a lot less material to be made, and require a less powerful cheaper motor to move all that metal around.

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

If you want cheaper cars, that's easy: drop the tariffs on Chinese cars and let them flood the market. Now you have cheap cars and your car makers are dead.

Or you can just announce that if the car average price has not dropped by N % by 202x, you will drop the tariff, and see that your local carmaker are perfectly capable of proposing cheaper vehicles.

And in parallel, given you figure people can no longer afford cars due to salary crunch by inflation, you can develop public transportation.

Oh well… except if the whole thing is just an excuse to deregulate for the benefits of your rich and powerful CEO pals and their shareholders…

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They aren't even save for anyone outside the vehicle, to the point that death are increasing already. not just bikes video

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Car Companies: "the regulations are so big and heavy and workers cost so much munnies. Pls let us do less QA on the vehicles mandatory to live in america."

Republicans: "CRUSH MORE CHILDREN, who would dare inconvenience these poor sweet automotive corporations?!"

Anyone paying attention: "Yall know aside from oil companies, car companies are the most ridiculously subsidized companies on earth?"

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Republicans: “CRUSH MORE CHILDREN,

That's not realistic. You want to grind up that soft flesh first.

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[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago (18 children)

This is the only excuse for the massive inflation of new car prices vs. rate of wage increases over the decades. I will give auto engineers props for this accomplishment; cars are so much safer now than 30 years ago.

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