READ: “This series of 3 articles looks at what is driving the trend for ever bigger and higher pickups and SUVs, and the many reasons this is bad for people, roads, cities, the environment, and the climate.”

Definately worth reading & sharing. #VehicleBloat https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportation/oversized-pickups-and-suvs-the-new-kings-of-the-roads-are-dangerous-threatening-lives-and-our-living-environments-part-1/

Boost from #Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.social/post/3lbpl4q22kk22

"Why did the truck takeover snowball? A simple and true explanation would be that America has unusually cheap gasoline and many people find bigger vehicles to be more convenient.

But an even more true explanation might be that colossal car conglomerates with colossal advertising and lobbying budgets have strong incentives to sell us light trucks, the definition of which can fluctuate."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/07/trucks-outnumber-cars/

#trucksales #vehiclebloat