Monster pickup trucks accelerate into Europe as sales rise despite safety fears - eviltoast
  • TheEmpireStrikesDak@thelemmy.club
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    2 months ago

    Every time I walk through that car park, half the vehicles are those awful 4x4s. And I always think how nice it would be if all that tarmac was replaced with grass and wildflower beds and footpaths and cycle paths and bike stands and trees. But instead it’s just a rogue’s gallery of these monstrosities.

    I wish there was some sort of e-cargo bike taxi service or something so that the “but how will I carry my shopping home” crowd don’t have an excuse.

    • chingadera@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Unfortunately they won’t need one, it’s usually just a dick measuring contest on how absurd the vehicle is vs how much they paid for it. It’s more of an education/social problem, unfortunately.

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      2 months ago

      I wish there was some sort of e-cargo bike taxi service or something so that the “but how will I carry my shopping home” crowd don’t have an excuse.

      Time to bring back tuktuks.

      • TheEmpireStrikesDak@thelemmy.club
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        2 months ago

        A TFL-run rickshaw service is also something I’m hoping for. I used to see a lot of tuktuks when I worked in central London about 10 years ago. I think a lot of them weren’t licenced or something?