Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei truck in America

Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by herbst on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @02:25AM (#50450635)

How can road design be for speed? Isn't that more the culture?

Ex. There is no visible difference between Germanies highways (no speed limit) and Switzerland with 120kmh max

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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by Grombobulous on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:06PM (#50459351)

Highways aren't even the concern, stroads are.

The US tends to combine relatively high speed (45-55mph) with a large number of driveways and conflict points.

Many other countries do a better job delineating which roads are meant for getting between towns and cities and which roads are low speed streets that are often shared with pedestrians, cars, bicycles, e-bikes.

Another topic worth doing research on is the concept of traffic calming. Wide, straight roads encourage high speed.

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