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Ancient-Isopod-2991 t1_ixzt3c4 wrote

Reply to comment by Ancient-Isopod-2991 in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift

Just because SUVs and pickup trucks are classified differently I still don't understand your conclusion. I do see that in 2009 Obama offered Cash for clunkers which actually encouraged to purchase of lower priced more fuel efficient vehicles. How does that equate to SUVs and pickups.

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SnortingCoffee t1_ixzuvdl wrote

I think you replied to the wrong comment here, but the short version is that vehicles over a certain size were considered work vehicles, not road vehicles, and thus exempted from the normal regulations. This size, at the time, seemed so massive that it was a clear difference, and there's no way manufacturers would start making every single small to mid-sized truck absolutely huge, would they? Oops, that's exactly what happened.

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vwcx t1_ixzwcmb wrote

This is the exact reason that federal regulations need to adjust as market conditions evolve...unfortunately a belief that's incompatible with modern politics on a certain side of the spectrum. Same reason we're finding it hard to regulate almost anything these days.....the BUT MUH FREEDUMZ crowd is to thank.

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