the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'talk' to each other

Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by sgu999 on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @02:42PM (#41312981)

> Well depends what you need to do with, of course.

given your example it's "want", not "need"

> 3300lb is very little, even our tiny (19ft) and light travel trailer is over 4000lb

Quick googling tells me that most European caravans are sub 1500kg / 3300lb, even the more spacious ones, "very little" and "tiny" are really subjective

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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by jjav on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @04:10PM (#41313760)

> given your example it's "want", not "need"

Yes, how is this relevant? "Wants" are what drive humanity forward, not mere subsistence.

> Quick googling tells me that most European caravans are sub 1500kg / 3300lb, even the more spacious ones

Can you post a few links? Tried to find the most popular travel trailer models in Europe but not finding a good list.

Unless you're building the whole thing from carbon fiber, anything spacious is necessarily going to have some weight.

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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by sgu999 on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @07:11PM (#41315094)

> anything spacious is

Ha, so it's spacious, not tiny and very little anymore...

Here's what seems to be the biggest one of that random brand well ranked on Google, 1330kg: https://www.caravelair-caravans.com/models/exclusive-line-58...

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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by jjav on Thursday August 22, 2024 @12:32AM (#41316850)

> Ha, so it's spacious, not tiny and very little anymore...

Playing gotcha word games is not the HN ethos.

To clarify, you brought up spacious travel trailers:

> most European caravans are sub 1500kg / 3300lb, even the more spacious ones

In contrast, the one I own is very small at 19ft, as mentioned upthread.

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