cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40818280

If there’s anything we should take from Japan, it’s treating cars like second class citizens behind transit instead of the other way around. The cute tiny cars are more a side effect of that.

  • AlexLost@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Please do. Unfortunately, he actually has no intention of doing so and is only trying to get US auto manufacturers over a barrel so he can rape them blind and push his more pollution agenda to make cars worse and less safe. It’s blatantly obvious to anyone paying attention. He says one thing to scare a market into a panic so they bow down and kiss the ring. I can’t believe y’all are this dense?!

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      6 hours ago

      I think it’s slightly more nefarious than just narcissism. A bunch of people trading, manipulating the market, trading again, then undoing it.

      Tarrifs usually need to be planned a couple of years ahead, since it affects logistics, etc. Trump’s administration irresponsibly announces mindbogglingly significant changes to tarrifs, with almost immediate effect, then undoes it over the weekend because “it was a misunderstanding”, or some other flavor of incompetence.

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      5 hours ago

      If you all did even the slightest bit of research you’d see that kei cars are significantly less safe than regular cars and that’s due mostly to their design and size, not just because of the presence of bigger cars on the road.

      This community LOVES cars, I’ve never seen such rabid love of cars. You all just hate big cars.