The trend is that roads are becoming more dangerous in the US, with the cars being bigger as a major contributor.
People in US are fine with increasing casualties for some reason, and I’m glad that in EU the general consensus is to continue with keeping roads safer.
A mixture of:
* pathological Europhiles who’d praise the Commission if it slapped them in the face.
* anti-motorist fanatics with extreme views against the very normal desires of people to own a car
* anti-American Americans (ie the far left) who dislike anything that’s emblematic of American pride and heritage
For what it’s worth, I’m a European that drives an EV. I’d never buy a big truck. But I cannot stand the mass formation psychosis that causes people to cheer when other people’s freedoms are removed.
We harden attitudes and divide society when we use blunt government policies like this, and then clap like seals and shame those who suffer the consequences.
What's the point of these things? They're not useful for anything. They're horrible to drive, get through fuel like a burning oil well, can't tow, and can't carry anything.
If you need something to haul building materials around, get a van.
Also for a lot of vehicles, a GVM/GCM upgrade is needed to be able to tow certain loads.
Not defending these large american trucks. I think there are valid use cases for them (in smaller bodies), but the majority of the ones I see driving around are just for peoples pleasure and not utility.
An EU directive implementing vehicle tax proportional to weight is urgent. Heavier cars pollute more, damage the road more, are much more dangerous for pedestrians and bicycles.
Roads were never intended for people on flimsy two wheeled contraptions with nothing more than a polystyrene cap to protect them.
EU: Bans those trucks because they were created skirting regulations to the extreme