Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society”

Re:Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society” by rglullis on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:06PM (#37039244)

You do know that Europeans also have a ton of trailers, RVs and boats? Maybe ask yourself how we managed to do it?

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Re:Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society” by mrguyorama on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:13PM (#37039377)

Parts of Europe actually have more reasonable towing regulation, for example, in Europe, my VW GTI can legally tow a thousand pounds or so, but does not have a recognized towing capability in the US system.

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Re:Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society” by ArtemZ on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:17PM (#37039474)

Do you have any data to support your claims?

I couldn't own a basic car, let alone an RV, when I was living in Stockholm. I was trying to figure out if I could buy a large enough trailer for my bicycle to transport my inflatible boat somewhere (and there are basically no public boat launches!), I couldn't dream of RV, it seems those things are only for very wealthy people in Europe.

Now I own a normal 18 foot boat with a trailer and an RV camper even though I work in the same field. My life quality significantly improved since I moved to the U.S and I will never look back.

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Re:Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society” by rglullis on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:22PM (#37039561)

Looking at Sweden and thinking it represents Europe is like looking at Utah and thinking it represents the whole US.

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