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[-] Gleddified@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

An easy first step would be making licensing more strict. Where I am there are classes of licence for passenger vehicles, larger transport trucks, busses, and finally semis/lorries. Each step up requires further testing and more stringent requirements.

I feel like it'd go a long way if your typical American pickup was moved up a class. How many people just wouldn't bother with a big truck if it meant another driving test and visit to the DMV? Any vehicle over X height, X length, X wheelbase, whatever would become a "commercial truck". Smaller trucks from back when they made small trucks wouldn't meet the requirements.

Sadly I don't think a politician running on a policy like that is winning an election anytime soon.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

What's bizarre is how backwards the current incentives are. Not only are American pickups the same class as normal cars, they are incentivized for the car industry because of their exemption from the fuel efficiency rules

[-] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Thats why they pass unpopular laws while no one is paying attention.

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