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If this passes it could definitely reduce the arms race because in order to be safe on the road, you also need a death machine.
The one critique that is somewhat valid is that many people do need trucks for work, but what’s missing from this critique is that car manufacturers abandoned the small truck market and only peddles this bullshit. Small trucks are a dime a dozen unfortunately. But still. If people need trucks for work then maybe it’s time to demand the company pay for it
There is almost no work the average contractor can do that wouldn't be better served with a cargo van like a Ford Transit. For anything that absolutely requires a bed, a trailer or Kei truck is superior
I see lots of trucks in my area that are pulling trailers loaded with equipment that a transit van or kei truck would never be able to haul safely or at all. Realistically, if we’re talking about work trucks, there does need to be a middle ground between a transit van/small pickup and semi trucks/heavy duty commercial vehicles. I do agree that most people with these giant vehicles definitely do not need them though.
These monsters only exist because some nonsense laws make emissions standards much more lax for vehicles above a certain size threshold. They weren't made to fill a gap in the market, they were made to evade taxes and marketing made people think the Canyonero was a good car to buy