<
https://www.smh.com.au/national/why-is-everyone-buying-truckzillas-that-are-too-big-for-our-streets-20230511-p5d7iy.html>
"While driving recently, you may have noticed some huge vehicles on the road.
Perhaps you’ve seen an enormous, shiny SUV too wide to fit in a turning lane,
or maybe you’ve held your breath overtaking a vehicle that feels more like a
tank than a normal car. This isn’t even hyperbole: the largest Toyota Hiluxes
are now around the same size as the Sherman tanks used during World War II.
Over the past few decades cars have grown a lot bigger, but with the
introduction of the massive Dodge Ram and Ford F-150s, weighing in at up to
three tonnes, we might have reached the absurd extreme. We know that everything
is bigger in Texas, but now these huge SUVs and – to import another term from
the US – “pickup trucks” are also hitting Australian streets in big numbers.
They’re hard to miss: you’ll find them struggling to fit into car parks and
overhanging into footpaths and bike lanes.
It turns out that they’re not just an oversized annoyance, they’re also
dangerous.
Car crashes are now the leading cause of death of Australian children, and
these monster trucks are their deadliest incarnation."
Via Muse.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
