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   David Zipper (davidzipper@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Aug-2023 18:21:16 JST David Zipper

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   Summary: Car bloat is terrible – for road safety, for the planet, for equity, and for road maintenance.

   But bigger cars are often more profitable, so automakers like making them.

   The only way out: Government action. Examples:
   🔹 Tax vehicles by weight.
   🔹 Test vehicles for pedestrian and cyclist safety (still doesn’t happen in the US).
   🔹 Require a CDL for the most gigantic vehicles.

   Left alone, this problem will only worsen. Governments must step up.

   https://slate.com/business/2023/01/electric-cars-hummer-ev-tax-fees-weight-joe-biden.html