Stop SUVing.
This was last night. I think I was the first person to call 911. No one was seriously injured, no ambulance was used.
The telephone pole was damaged. Workers spent 6-8 hours adding a second pole through the night to shore it up.
https://hachyderm.io/@jrefior/111259017690728706
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#SUV #UtilityWork #WalthamMA #Massachusetts


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Remember when a woman standing behind her new car, excitedly showing it off, was still mostly visible?
If you're young enough, you probably don't.
SUVs, pickup trucks, and vans accounted for 78% of new U.S. vehicle sales in 2022. And they're bigger and taller than they used to be.
https://hachyderm.io/@jrefior/111130936526677344
The second picture is from this AP News story
https://apnews.com/article/electric-vehicles-china-subsidies-europe-investigation-4f00df1c7588ca375efebb89a2b83783
The first picture is from this post on Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/80s/comments/xdnbtz/the_hottest_car_at_my_high_school_1988_honda_crx/
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#SUVs #trucks #visibility #hazard #danger
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