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Between this and the Headlight situation, it's bad out there. One of those issues where the two-party politics are really toxic and prevent any action.

Realistically, we need a new license class for vehicles >3T. This would mean anything from the biggest F-150 on up. It doesn't have to be any harder to get than a motorcycle cert, but we should put some burden on the driver to show that they know how to handle a big vehicle.

That and a common sense rule on headlights could get pedestrian deaths back where they were a decade ago.

My country proves time and time again ego and profits matter more than lives. It’s always so depressing watching it all happen and if you try and point out the cost it’s hand waived away or seen as a personal attack.

You can tell by a comment's content whether the user drives a normal car or monster suv/truck lol.

The NYT article they link to is worth looking at, and I believe it's free for everyone: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/21/us/trucks-suv...

Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48623347

The size of these SUVs is getting absurd.

It is like an arms race :)

people who went to large SUVs got better views and a greater false sense of security. Soon everyone was driving the same size SUV.

So what happens, people way bigger, the everyone is buying bigger. Rinse and Repeat. Something has to be done to stop this.

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Discussion on source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48623347