Part of me has also been thinking "let people drive their imported huge trucks but with the understanding that if they kill someone in an accident its not just an accident, its a murder charge for willingly driving such a dangerous vehicle on public roads".

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wasmitnetzen an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I'm not sure the type of person who imports such a vehicle would have the appropriate amount of foresight to let such a law affect their behaviour.

	▲	mothballed 14 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		What amount of foresight allows one to endanger their own children more for some completely hypothetical 3rd party? Driving around a big SUV/truck is usually safer for your own children travelling inside. Since the public has basically gifted me a gigantic subsidy, society invited me to play prisoner's dillema and protect my own kids at the cost of everyone else. Until I had kids I rode a motorcycle full-time as I had no one under me and I could take additional risks for environmental concerns. After I had a children I bought a McTank because basically my kid will be protected and the loss is socialized to everyone else. However, if public stops subsidizing me I would go back to a small efficient car. Because then I would save so much money it would go back to my kids being better off as it would be enough difference to be made up for in better education, healthcare, etc.

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2muchcoffeeman 7 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That’s putting unnecessary burden on the victim.

If you want a silly huge car you should pay silly huge fees for it. You must compensate the public for your nuisance vehicle.

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master-lincoln an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

You could argue this for any car as moving such a heavy object at such speeds close to people is inherently high risk.

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kalleboo an hour ago | parent [-]

Yeah there are always levels of risk we as a society have chosen to allow. My thinking was along the lines of how to self-regulate these imports of cars that do not follow the common safety standards our society has chosen if they are forced upon us by trade agreements or well-intentioned loopholes.

("murder" is a bit an extreme reaction but the more realistic idea may be to make harsher judgements the more pointlessly large and dangerous the vehicle is)

	▲	lukan 20 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Easier might be to just not give exemptions when public safety is the tradeoff?