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Written by John Refior on 2025-01-23 at 22:51

"Much like secondhand smoke, driving a gigantic vehicle endangers those who never consented to the danger they face walking, biking, or sitting inside smaller cars. Although not widely known, car bloat’s harms are well-documented. Heavier vehicles can pulverize modest-sized ones, and tall front ends obscure a driver’s vision, putting pedestrians and cyclists at particular risk. Deaths among both groups recently hit 40-year highs in the US. The threat of hulking vehicles could even deter people from riding a bike or taking a stroll, a loss of public space akin to avoiding places shrouded in tobacco smoke."

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/391733/gigantic-suvs-are-a-public-health-threat-why-dont-we-treat-them-like-one

by @davidzipper

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[#]SUV #EmotionalSupportVehicle #SpendingTenGrandMoreToHurtYourCommunity

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Written by Skitz on 2025-01-24 at 00:32

@jrefior @davidzipper

I have to admit, I myself drive a very large vehicle. But is use that said vehicle to drive offroad and go camping. I do often think of the consequences if one of my 37" wheels few off while driving.

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Written by La lutte continue... on 2025-01-24 at 03:06

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tyre particulates from SUVs

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Written by Krupo on 2025-01-24 at 14:15

@jrefior @davidzipper read this thinking of the sociopath driving a Dodge Ram who was FURIOUS I wouldn't make a careless right hand turn on a red light.

Got home safe despite this maniac.

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Written by George Saich on 2025-01-24 at 23:50

@krupo @jrefior @davidzipper

Maybe if Cialis was free less people would feel the need to buy big trucks.

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Written by David J. Atkinson on 2025-01-24 at 14:31

@jrefior @davidzipper By the same logic, going about in public without a mask endangers many people because not only will they become sick but they also spread it to others. And I mean a good mask like N96, not a performative strip of paper. More than half a million Americans have died from COVID-19. That is a great many more than from trucks over the same time period. I’d like to see more outrage over masking.

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Written by George Saich on 2025-01-24 at 23:46

@jrefior @davidzipper

At one time it was common to ban trucks on residential streets other than for deliveries. We should go back to that. #Wankpanzers are a danger to others.

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