Submitted 1 month ago by dwazou@jlai.lu to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
Safety.
See that minivan, where the driver is over the front wheels? That means the crumple zone is you. The US stopped making that design in the early 70’s because of the lack of crumple zones.
So thank all the people who complain when the smallest injury happens in an accident, and blame the vehicle. This makes safety requirements stronger (which has largely been a good thing), but makes Kei trucks unsellable in the US.
What if I zip tie a large Styrofoam block to the front?
I mean, it’s right there a few paragraphs in:
“Kei trucks do not meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, or FMVSS — the highly specific rules cars US-market new cars must meet.”
They skirt this by not being new cars, you import 25 year old cars instead, but that doesn’t change the fact that they don’t meet standards.
Does any 25 year old car meet today’s safety standards?
I’d argue the imported ones do meet all applicable standards, since they’re exempt.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The US government considers a 500hp V8 4-ton lifted RAM capable of cruising at 90mph with a iPad permantly embedded in the dash safer than a little 40mpg truck with a usable bed.
We have license classes and riding restrictions for a reason, numbnuts. This is 100% just protections BS. Otherwise, explain motorcycles or tractors being allowed on the road.