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Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] DeVaolleysAdVocate@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If these don't meet road safety requirements then it won't get better

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The giant American trucks don't meet American road standards....

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah, but they've got better lobbyists.

[–] s_s@lemmy.one 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The road standards are designed to protect the occupants, not the other users on the road.

This is a critical flaw with current safety and CAFE standards.

[–] moon@lemmy.cafe 1 points 5 months ago

What standards do they not meet?