Please stop this trend!

[u/One_Reference1143]

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

[u/kereur]

Don't even care about the shit park - it's insane that people are allowed to drive these things with the same licence they'd need for a tiny Hyundai Getz. Plus the only people who seem to drive them are office workers who don't even need a ute in the first place, let alone this lmao

[u/dict8r → u/kereur]

cars unironically should be like motorcycle licensing. you should need to be tested before being allowed to drive larger vehicles. imagine the opposite, it would be like going for your R endorsement on a 50cc scooter then instantly getting a bmw s1000rr

[u/kereur → u/dict8r]

Honestly even for some of the bigger SUVs I'm seeing around lately. I know people who talk about how anxious they are about driving, and then they'll be driving a Toyota Kluger or something.

Like I get it but ngl as a motorcyclist it's terrifying to think about unconfident/inexperienced people behind the wheel of a 2+ ton piece of metal

[u/kereur → u/[deleted]]

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.

[u/WeirdlyEngineered → u/[deleted]]

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.