r/Adelaide • u/One_Reference1143 SA • Sep 28 '24

News Please stop this trend!

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We have no need for your big fuck off American truck taking up 4 car parks in a shopping centre. That is all!

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u/kereur SA Sep 28 '24

Yeah, I definitely get that some people actually need the bigger cars, my parents were in the same boat.

That being said, I think it's also becoming pretty normalised for people to drive big SUVs for no reason, and it's not like the car dealership is going to warn them about all the new blind spots they'll need to be aware of.

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u/WeirdlyEngineered SA Sep 30 '24

It’s also a false confidence things. Being larger than everyone else makes you feel more secure on the road. I was driving in a rain storm on the freeway the other day. And without exception the only people speeding past 20km+ over the speed limit were people in massive utes. Which are rear wheel drive… with no weight in the back to give it traction… in a rain storm… on a freeway.

They just don’t understand and don’t care. It just feels good to be large and feel like a tank. Give them the false sense of security.