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Re:Large cars kill US pedestrians, don't make drivers safer by quantumBerry on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @01:32PM (#27975139)
CAFE standards (regulations) are the reason why trucks are so large. Fuel efficiency standards are based on the size of vehicle, so a bigger vehicle allows for more fuel consumption and thus a more practical to build vehicle while still meeting standards.

There is no shortage of small trucks internationally. If you want smaller trucks, you seek deregulation (removal of fuel efficiency standards and the chicken tax).

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Re:Large cars kill US pedestrians, don't make drivers safer by Skunkleton on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @01:34PM (#27975162)
> If you want smaller trucks, you seek deregulation

This is a false equivalency.

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Re:Large cars kill US pedestrians, don't make drivers safer by quantumBerry on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @01:42PM (#27975266)
> This is a false equivalency.

This is a false statement. Unless you are oblivious to the current regulations, and the fact that one must remove (deregulate) CAFE as it stands before small trucks are economically feasible.

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