alt Hacker NewsWhen did the fad for compact cars end? Where did all these SUVs come from? Why do drivers want to lug all this extra weight and space around with them all the time?
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yulker • today at 3:16 PM
the default car should have been a one person car. we split a normal one lane into two narrow lanes.
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gostsamo • today at 3:23 PM
The way I've heard it from drivers, suvs gives you elevation to observe the traffic and the mass to make your bad behavior problem of the other side while you gain real numbers safety.
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in the US it has a few factors, one is that trucks are exempted from some mileage requirements, so suddenly manufacturers started making "legally truck" cars