Politico reported this week that the European Commission has acknowledged the concerns raised by the influx of US-style pick-up trucks entering the EU [1], in response to a letter [2] co-signed by ECF and seven other organisations. Together, the organisations called on the EU Commission to close loopholes in European and national legislation that currently allow these vehicles to enter the EU with limited to no safety or environmental protection regulations.
  • Humanius@lemmy.worldEnglish
    591·
    5 months ago

    Glad to hear they are finally acknowledging the issue.
    It’s time that that loophole gets closed. These dangerous land-boats have no place on our roads.

    • azimirEnglish
      381·
      5 months ago

      I (US native) was in Amsterdam last week. We saw two Yank Tanks and they were completely out of place. One could barely move down a road since it was so big.

      Please keep pushing your EU leadership to protect your cities, safety, and way of life (so much better than the US) from these city destroying monstrosities.

    • conditional_soup@lemm.eeEnglish
      17·
      5 months ago

      I’m old enough to remember when trucks weren’t luxury vehicles or fashion statements, and didn’t cost more than actual luxury sedans. The automakers are making too good of margins off these stupid trucks to stop on their own, either they need to fall out of favor with consumers or it needs to be regulated.

    • Voyajer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      5 months ago

      States seem to be trying their best to ban them last I checked in on kei trucks. They claim they’re not safe enough yet hundred year old cars are still street legal and motorcycles exist just fine.

        • pedz@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          5 months ago

          The US is stuck in an arms race. With guns, and cars, and pretty much anything it seems.

          “I’ll be safe if I have the biggest gun”

          “I’ll be safe if I have the biggest car”

          The safety of others doesn’t matter. They just have to get bigger guns and bigger cars.

          Obviously going the other way around would be unsafe.

  • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
    28·
    5 months ago

    Finally, there is at least SOME response that the huge monster trucks are bad.

  • Obi@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    16·
    5 months ago

    Fucking ban them into oblivion, starting to see way too many of these around on our beautiful EU roads and they don’t belong.