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cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/319198

I got a lot of push-back on a comment I made here about how bigger trucks/suvs are the primary cause the increasing pedestrian death-rate in America so apparently more people need to see this video.

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[–] BendyLemmy@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

'Us' meaning Americans, right? The people who must put 'Literally' into a sentence to make it plain that the meaning of the word is the meaning of the word without any comprehension of what they spout?

I had a family from Texas visit for a couple of weeks. They were shocked when they saw our car - it has a 1.2L engine and CVT.

At home they have high performance vehicles... of course, they did find it very important to TELL everyone about this. I didn't bother asking them WHAT they needed these vehicles for - I'm sure that a 1.2 litre engine could drive around Texas (ours has done a good 600,000 km already and still runs like new).

Yet they still managed to get everywhere they wished to go, and decent speeds, in decent comfort.

Probably for less than 10% of the cost.

It's stupid Americans that are Literally Killing Us.

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The number of people in these comments who didn’t watch the video is astounding. He literally meant the entire world because in the last few minutes of the video he talks about how things are also spiraling out of control in Europe:

Regardless, looking at the best selling SUV models worldwide in 2021 they’re made by the Japanese, Germans, and South Koreans, so no, it’s not “stupid Americans” killing us 🙄

[–] Littleborat@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

It's 50% stupid Americans killing us.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm a huge NotJustBikes fan, but I hate how this, of all his videos, is the one that gets the traction in forums.

I mean, sure, big trucks suck -- but it's not as if small ones don't! The fundamental cause of all these deaths (and a bunch of other big problems, to boot) is cities being designed for automobiles to the exclusion of everything else, and quibbling about the size of them is nothing but a distraction.

[–] fritz@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

It’s a good intro into more anti car and urbanism forums. This video is catchy. Why not? If somebody liked it they can watch more of his content.