Re:Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks
by sparrish on Friday April 21, 2023 @02:26AM
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They're called bikeaholics in Colorado. Easy to spot cause they're wearing jeans and backpacks, usually.
Re:Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks
by telchior on Friday April 21, 2023 @02:39AM
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... aren't jeans and backpacks the most typical pants/container? What the heck else would you wear and carry things in while scooting around?
Not that I disbelieve you, it just seems odd. My idea of Colorado is a bunch of people in jeans and hiking boots.
Re:Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks
by deaddodo on Friday April 21, 2023 @03:19AM
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> And there is a cultural obsession with big vehicles being tied to masculinity.
This is definitely regional. In California, social status (/"masculinity") is tied to luxury brands. Especially in the metros, if you were driving a giant truck you're going to be laughed at (more often than not) as parking is going to be impossible for you and you're going to be spending 150usd/5days to fill up.
In Cascadia/Northern California, eco-drivers (Prius, Tesla, etc) are seen as the self/entitled assholes.
And in Colorado, it's people with AWD/4WD cars (especially, Subarus and Jeeps).
"Trucks" as a social status signifier is confined more to more rural and Southern states.
Plus, there just aren’t very many on the road so they stick out as unusual.
And there is a cultural obsession with big vehicles being tied to masculinity.
Which means that many (15%?) drivers would feel happy or even a little justified to blow past a moped on the road.