> I moved here to get away from American kindercrushers (among other reasons) and I am profoundly concerned that Europe is being invaded by these machines.

Okay. But you've posted 12 times already in this thread that isn't even an hour old, mostly emotions and hyperbolics as quoted above. Kindercrushers?

Please don't yell at any truck-driving strangers in the parking lot ("car park" for Brits) because I'm getting that vibe.

The article is equally light on actual details to support its case (ADAS is mandatory in the US, even on econoboxes), and for all we know the life saving equipment never mentioned but used to bolster their case could be... rear fog lights... or removal of the ability to shut off DRL, a largely useless feature that shortens the life of your headlamps.

The reasoning is these trucks make no practical or economic sense in Europe. They are not allowed to be sold, because they are dangerous to bystanders, are polluting and oversized. Only through some loophole quite a few have been imported, which is very frustrating to all of us that are intimidated and appalled by seeing these on our roads.

These trucs signal that the driver does not care about other people, environment, climate, etc. Because they are dangerous, obnoxious and polluting. And instead of calling these things trucks, I think Kindercrusher is a perfectly apt description.

I have two young children and they are endangered by vehicles like this so I agree that I do have emotions regarding this.