Tab CombsWhen people tell me I'm overreacting to the threat posed our lack of regulations on motor vehicle size
Rachel Maria@rachel_maria65 and for people in regular-sized cars!
Assault vehicles have no place on public sreets.
James@DrTCombs @rachel_maria65 and the people in those cars!
They have a much higher centre of gravity and so more likely to roll.
Dan Vesma@rachel_maria65 @DrTCombs to be fair, the second car looks way more realistic lol
PixelJones@rachel_maria65 @danvesma @DrTCombs
Your comment is so on point: "[The people w/ outsized cars] are the same people that gripe about fuel costs, have never been off road, and vote for the Earth’s destruction via fossil fuels."
Literally, I heard a GOP "suit" complaining on camera about how much it cost to put 50 gallons in their SUV which begs a lot of questions including who chose to buy this oversized performance piece, anyway?
Ann Sutton@PixelJones @rachel_maria65 @danvesma @DrTCombs I drive a Honda Fit. Prior to that, Civics and one Prius. You know what I've never complained about? Gas prices. Of course, it doesn't hurt that I hardly ever drive...but still. I also love being able to park in any space and maneuver the trickiest parking lot situation while everyone else is stuck.
Jeff 
@rachel_maria65 @DrTCombs @danvesma The first car is a generation one VW Golf (Rabbit in the USA). I drove one until about 2000. It was a great car.
Gordon 📀 Data Hunter-GathererI have been thinking for a while now – there should be a vehicle tax supplement for any car that cannot fit easily into a UK-standard size parking bay
Jeff Haluska@Gordon_DHG @rachel_maria65 @DrTCombs They need to tax exponentially based off weight. Damage to roads goes up dramatically based off weight.
@jhaluska @Gordon_DHG @rachel_maria65 @DrTCombs I think harsher than that.
Have a legal limit on length, width, height and engine displacement.
For the latter, I can't see why any personal vehicle needs to be more than 1.4l. anything over that should just be illegal. Not higher tax, but just not allowed on roads full stop.
Have a legal limit on length, width, height and engine displacement.
For the latter, I can't see why any personal vehicle needs to be more than 1.4l. anything over that should just be illegal. Not higher tax, but just not allowed on roads full stop.
@jamescodes @Gordon_DHG @rachel_maria65 @DrTCombs I love small cars, but I grew up in a large family where a 1.4L engine would not have pulled that many people around.
That's why I'm for the just make it really expensive solution. Maybe my parents shouldn't have had 6 kids.
@jhaluska @Gordon_DHG @rachel_maria65 @DrTCombs the Ford C-max has a 1.0l engine and can carry 6+ people and luggage. It's very nippy too.
moliver@jamescodes @jhaluska @Gordon_DHG @rachel_maria65 @DrTCombs
I hope they release a CI version just for the C-LI-Max branding.
I hope they release a CI version just for the C-LI-Max branding.
Lukas Neville@rachel_maria65 @DrTCombs they build SUVs to the absolute maximum limits of a lane width, and then lanes get widened to cope with much larger vehicles. where does it end?