The rise of large cars has never had anything to do with safety or more storage space or anything even remotely like any of that.
Emission standards are based on size and weight. So instead of giving a fuck about environmental damage they just started making everything bigger. And since Americans are especially susceptible to “BIG TRUCK MAKE ME FEEL LIKE BIG BOY” it’s most prevalent there.
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The rise of large cars has never had anything to do with safety or more storage space or anything even remotely like any of that.
Emission standards are based on size and weight. So instead of giving a fuck about environmental damage they just started making everything bigger. And since Americans are especially susceptible to “BIG TRUCK MAKE ME FEEL LIKE BIG BOY” it’s most prevalent there.