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[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Study in US

The difference is likely less in developed countries with functional public transport

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And if they drive, they drive less ridiculous cars. The fact that the F150 is the most sold car in the US is just mind boggling.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Is it bad that I'm seeing more and more of those huge ass trucks here in Australia?

Those trucks make no sense to me.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah. We gotta tax the shit out of them. By the kilo.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Bloody GM's fault for killing Holden and taking away our beautiful utes

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yes, it's bad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oh no, you're infected. No cure.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, as an American that prefers to drive small cars I feel like driving is no longer safe. I can't see past any of the tank sized cars that make up 75% of the vehicles on the road and I know, from experience, how destructive getting hit by one of those vehicles can be. I'm down to driving 1-2 times per month and I'm terrified every time I get behind the wheel. The only reason I keep a car is to visit family that lives about 130km away since the Republicans in my area have killed every train project between my hometown and my parents' town.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Is it really a proper car if it does more than four miles to the gallon?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wait is this really true?? Why do so mamy people feel the need to buy trucks?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The sad thing is, I really want a truck for transporting stuff for hobbyist gardening and woodworking, but it's so hard to find a truck that isn't 20ft tall with more cabin than bed space. Two door trucks are getting harder to find.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because they might need to move a large piece of furniture someday...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wouldn't they just hire a truck if they ever need that? I mean that's what we did, we moved twice in the last 20 years and one involved moving over 300 miles away to another city

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No way, that just makes too much sense

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I mean there are companies that do this for you, carry everything over (from the front of house to placing them inside as well, like couches and tv and everything) so you don't do anything really except paying them money (and ask for refund if they broke something 😡). Like I guess it's called forwarding

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's primarily a cultural thing