DoomsdaysCWSo, back when I was a youngster working on cars and motorcycles, there were two acronyms for FORD that fit... Found On Road Dead and Fixed Or Repaired Daily. Now, with the rise of #MAGA #trucksters, it means Fuck Off Redneck Dipshits!
Scott 🏴😷Just something to show someone who says they need a pickup truck because occasionally they need to haul something that wouldn't fit in a small hatchback.
#suv #truck #hauling #diy #degrowth #climateChange #bigTrucks #smallCars #hybrid #electric
How about BAN massive SUVs and pickup trucks?! Then pedestrians and bicyclists and those who drive NORMAL sized cars have a chance to get home alive!
#BigTrucks #BigSUVs #TooBigForTheRoad #PedestrianSafety #BicycleSafety #RoadSafety #ShareTheRoad
US seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks
The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including SUVs and pickup trucks so they reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in a statement Monday that it’s proposing a new rule setting performance requirements to minimize the risk of pedestrian head injuries. The rule is aimed largely at SUVs and pickup trucks, which have grown in size and hood height over the years, causing blind spots for drivers. The agency says the rule would save 67 lives per year. Data show that pedestrian deaths when hit by the front of a vehicle are most common for SUVs and trucks.
Um, I'd say, "YES!" Even here in #Maine I'm noticing way more #RoadRage than there used to be. Last year, when a jerk in a truck hit my car, he threatened both myself and the witness -- even though he was at fault. There is definitely something wrong with people (and it seems to be mostly men from my own observations).
The Rage Epidemic: Is Our #ModernWorld Fueling #Aggression?
After a video of a man screaming road-rage abuse through a car window went viral, we ask what’s behind the fury so many feel.
Andrew Anthony, May 2024
"Aaron Balick, a psychotherapist and author of The Psychodynamics of Social Networking, believes that new technologies have ushered in an era in which 'there are more ways to express anger' and there is less shame attached to its expression. He also attributes this cultural shift to politicians such as Donald Trump who have 'normalised' anger.
"According to the Gallup Global Emotions Report, anger around the world has been rising since 2016, with 23% of respondents now feeling angry on any given day – figures are understandably much higher in war zones.
"In the #UK shop workers and service staff have reported sharp rises in customer abuse in recent years, and one study showed criminal violence in GP surgeries had doubled in five years (this was back when it was possible to get an appointment in a GP surgery). Reported road-rage incidents also increased by 40 per cent from 2021 to 2022 (although lockdowns would have played a part).
"Anger, aggression, abuse and criminal violence are, of course, all different things. There is also a psychiatric classification of 'intermittent explosive disorder'.
"Psychologists draw a distinction between anger (an emotion) and #aggression (a behaviour). [...] 'Anger is a natural emotion that arises involuntarily,' says Balick. In basic psychological terms anger is a means of alerting another that a boundary has been crossed. 'Obviously you can also be angry on false premises,' adds Balick.
"'Saying how you feel is anger,' says Michael Fisher, founding director of the British Association of Anger Management. 'It becomes aggressive when you start to scream and shout abuse.'"
Read more:
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-rage-epidemic-is-our-modern-world-fuelling-aggression?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#BigTrucks #BigSUVs #ShareTheRoad #BeKind #SpeedLimitsAreThereForAReason
MackajThat was a brilliant video. Really exciting to see what they're doing in this space. Ground breaking stuff.
I wonder if they could put these in trains too.
#BigTrucks #BigBatteries #BEV #transport #renewableenergy
https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show/110968819025748992
Runemeisterin IncognitoPulled into a parking spot at the local 'trendy' grocer today next to a huge truck that carried an emblem identifying it as "Dura-Max" (mfgr omitted here). Quips the everlovin', "Sounds like a condom for a group s*x all nighter." I almost spit out my drink laughing.
JohnI like big trucks!