Title text:
'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3167/
Just gonna keep on posting this
I should get an M1 Abrams and write off as a business expense
It would probably be quieter than any of the diesel pickup trucks on the road too!
I remember hearing years ago how the M1 Abrams was a battlefield domination machine that could only be killed by another M1. That was clearly propaganda. Those overweight, overpriced pieces of shit got lit the fuck up after being shipped to Ukraine.
Russian invasion of ukraine has been the only war in quite a long time where a major power has been fighting against a major power. most other conflicts in many decades have been asymmetrical warfare/symmetrical warfare between outdated militaries. Ukraine has shown that drones are the new thing in warfare, they provide excellent intel, cheap short range pinpoint accurate light artillery. unmatched spotting for heavier artillery and with a bit more expense long range strategic strikes are also possible. With drone warfare MBTs seem to be mostly just the juiciest of targets.
Where previously M1 could be resistant to most attacks, now with drone spotting a direct hit with guided shells can score a direct hit of 155mm shell on top armour of tanks.
"Your honor, I got the M1 because it was safer than an F150 in my neighborhood with lots of small children."
"And here is the data to prove it."
audience gasps
~~A 0.2m tall 3 year old??~~ nope, reading comprehension, that's distance
I've driven a Volvo L120H. It had. A pretty great visibility forward, better than my own car (Peugeot 108) lol. But that's due to sitting so high up and only when I took the front loader off. Backwards it had a camera, which I was so jelly of when backing
I'm not even against large vehicles as there are legit use cases for them. I just think they should cost more, be taxed more, and be forbidden to park in certain areas.
I just think they should cost more, be taxed more, and be forbidden to park in certain areas.
This won't help with rich assholes who want to drive around an F-950 or whatever, but will make groceries more expensive.
What really needs to happen is to mandate a special license to drive anything over like 2500 kg, and only be able to register it to a business with a valid use-case. To get a "small car" license (B-type), you have to pass an easy theory exam and drive around a tiny sedan around a city for 30 minutes (at least in europe). Trucks have different driving characteristics and are way more dangerous, so the driving tests should be way more difficult too.
Also, maybe this?
Oh, also, ban private cars in cities. Like, completely. Cars are so dangerous that their amount in populated areas needs to be kept to an absolute minimum.
Should have to register them against a business or something that is licensed for truck use... Then let other people rent them.
Just a few thousand truck flipping cars on the road might be a good start
Can only drive on well-maintained streets tho.
That has traffic-flipping vibes of the upgraded Agency Supercar from the game Crackdown. I like.
What's the Lancia logo doing on there?
Idk I just hot linked some random image on the internet
I don't know where that's from, but it kinda has Lancia Stratos concept vibes to me.
Lancia Stratos Zero was kinda similar.
Not to speak of the Lancia Stratos, the original cheese wedge:
That one apparently did well in rally, so I have trouble seeing it as a ‘hugging the ground’ supercar. Even though Porsches and Lambos also were in rally.
It's a bit of a misconception. Soft-sprung cars can be hella fast on roads.
But modern supercars are sprung so slow for downforce, to try to turn their bottoms into vacuum cleaners. But (outside of racetracks) its mostly for show and 'sporty feel,' as this downforce doesn't really kick in till like 90mph+. In fact, many racecars are faster around hairpins when sprung looser and higher.
Just passed one of those on my work today. It was LADA 2108 with lowered roof and suspension planted all the way down. Kind of like hybrid of theese two:
It got stuck in a pothole at an intersection...
This could be solved so many different ways.
The most obvious is getting rid of the stupid CAFE regulations and Chicken tax that basically incentivise the fuck out of making these monstrosities.
The others are less likely to be done in a country like the USA with its 2 party system where the options are conservatism and fascist conservatism.
Im sick and tired of this bullshit claim that we can only choose beyween conservatism and fascism. This completely overlooks the Christian fascist theocratic option that is also available to those who really love "freedom".
Or just apply the CAFE standards to all vehicles equally, don’t create loopholes that enable this kind of shit.
May Skeletor suggest: Regulation
Regulation is in cahoots with big car and big oil.
INTRODUCING...GRAVE DIGGER!!!
We're in the "I need to make my headlights brighter than the sun phase". It's just before the spike club panel
There really is an xkcd for everything.
This is how Mad Max was made.
Clearly we need to start actively destroying larger vehicles to address this problem.
The thing that really frustrates me is that I can't buy the car I want. I would like a successor to my Chevy Volt but it's become very difficult to find a compact hybrid hatchback in the States. It's basically Prius Prime or bust, and the Prius is not nearly as fun to drive as the Volt.
"We're also going to make cars uglier as they get bigger too. Can't have style, that might distract other drivers"
Make sure you get your teenager a massive suv to keep them safe too, nevermind that they are the highest risk drivers and that you've just armed them with something twice as likely to take the life of a pedestrian.
What bugs me about this argument is that the safest thing to do is drive less
Mad Max time is coming!
I've considered installing the equivalent of a spike club behind my vehicle to ward off tailgaters
I have an artist buddy who has 8 of those bubble guns rigged to the roof of his car, all shooting backwards. (Disguised in 2 giant, colorful 'fun missiles') Makes a pretty decent cloud of bubbles. Easily enough to someone drop back. Always hilarious when he goes through an intersection, and everyone has ro stop like 15 seconds to wait for the bubbles to fall before they can go.
I’ve been thinking about a wicked strong spotlight aimed back, if you want to show me your bright lights up close I’ll show you mine
I wanted to install a flip down mirror in my back window. If your lights are set right it shouldn't cause any problems for you. If they're not, enjoy your temporary blindness.
All while the subprime delinquency rate is getting worse. Yes, AmeriKa, keep buying those gas guzzling fully loaded behemoths that you can barely afford to insure, fuel up and maintain. Don't forget to apply for a 96 month car loan.
What I want to feel safe on the roads is the Ramp Buggy from GTA Online.
I knew it!
I ride motorcycles for everyone else's safety
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