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The average American automobile now weighs over 2 tonnes and takes up almost 5 square meters of space. (europe.pub)

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Lady, you are a tiny nurse and I can tell you’ve never towed anything or need to haul around shit in your tiny truck bed.

So this is universal. My hospital parking lot was built in the mid 70s and we used to have a small section for "oversized vehicles", now tiny nurses in massive trucks have taken over. They think they are safer, but in Canada, they are fucking dangerous in snow and ice.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 2 points 5 days ago

I currently live in the south where it only really ices over like once every two or three years. Every time it happens there are giant trucks who think that they can drive as crazy as they usually do because their truck is 4x4.

Like yeah..... You're less likely to get stuck, but it doesn't help you stop at all. It makes every intersection look like a demolition derby. I usually just call in on those days.