It doesn't, but people do it.

Here's one in Utrecht https://urbanists.social/@Fuzzbizz/109608802470660144

jacquesm 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That doesn't just seem selfish, it is selfish. And if it was a renovation crew or so carrying tools I would say they at least have some use for it (though a VW transporter would be just as effective, if not more so).

	▲	ricardobeat an hour ago \| parent [-]
		A Mercedes Vito, despite being nearly 1m shorter and normal car width, has 4-5x the carry capacity and a 3x longer bed than the RAM. These cars are just for show, you can probably find a Kei truck with similar capacity.

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gorgabal an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

There is one driving around near where I live in Amsterdam as well.

I am quite tall, even for Dutch standards, but the hood reaches my shoulder easily. It also drives around quite a busy neighbourhood. So I expect this specific car to kill someone within the next 5 years or so.

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walletdrainer an hour ago | parent [-]

There are much more dangerous vehicles around on European roads, such as most buses, trams and lorries.

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Ekaros an hour ago | parent [-]

Those tend to have no bonnets. So there are some risks and accidents still, but in general they do have better visibility.

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jacquesm an hour ago | parent [-]

And professional drivers.

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mvdwoord an hour ago | parent [-]

They get paid for what they do, their "profession". Most of them are not particularly good ;)

	▲	throw-the-towel 5 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Don't they also need special driver licences, which can have more stringent rules?
	▲	jacquesm 43 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		That may be true, but on average I would expect them to be better drivers than the pick-up-in-the-inner-city crowd, whose choices are already off to a poor start before they turn the ignition key, after all, they picked the wrong vehicle for the surroundings.