okwithmydecay@leminal.space to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 13 days agoUS-styled large trucks linked to a higher risk of pedestrian deaths, Australian study findswww.sbs.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square86linkfedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down10
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minus-square @programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76·13 days agomake them require LR – Light Rigid licence. if you really “need it for work”, no worries, just do the course.
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·12 days agoCharge rego by the kilo, or by road surface area. It’s crazy that they cost the same to put on the road as a 900kg hatch.
minus-squareVibeSurgeon@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·12 days agoBonus points if you make the fee scale by weight to the fourth power, to match the relative impact it has on road wear
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days agoAlso torso damage when you flatten a pedestrian.
minus-squareTrippaSnippa@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·12 days agoRego in NSW does scale by weight. Other states should bring that in if they don’t already. However, that hasn’t stopped yank tanks from flooding NSW roads. They should also require an LR licence since they are literally the size of a truck.
minus-squarebudget_biochemist@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoThe damage to roads is proportional to the fourth power of weight, so it should scale to weight4.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 days agoIt should be exponential too. That’s how road wear works, so make them pay in accordance to the damage it does to the roads.
minus-squarefizzle@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·13 days agoI was going to say just put a stupid-tax on them, but I guess Trump has kinda done that with the price of diesel.
minus-squareForgottenUsername@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·12 days agoAnd remove the tax concessions for using them as ‘work’ vehicles.
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·12 days agoI’ll be honest, remove it for any fucking ute that doesnt literally have a motorised compressor, pump or similar bolted to the tray. 98% of tradies can do their shit out of a van, they just want a swanky ute they can be an utter cunt on the road with. And they can go get fucked.
minus-squarebudget_biochemist@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·12 days ago90% of them can do it out of a hatchback. They just need a gender affirming vehicle.
minus-squareSalvo@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·12 days agoAnd of course, LR will require a BAC of 0.00. That will discourage certain people from buying them if they don’t need it.
minus-square @programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 days agodamn… that’s perfect :D almost want to create a website to start a campaign.
make them require LR – Light Rigid licence. if you really “need it for work”, no worries, just do the course.
Charge rego by the kilo, or by road surface area. It’s crazy that they cost the same to put on the road as a 900kg hatch.
Bonus points if you make the fee scale by weight to the fourth power, to match the relative impact it has on road wear
Also torso damage when you flatten a pedestrian.
Rego in NSW does scale by weight. Other states should bring that in if they don’t already. However, that hasn’t stopped yank tanks from flooding NSW roads. They should also require an LR licence since they are literally the size of a truck.
The damage to roads is proportional to the fourth power of weight, so it should scale to weight4.
It should be exponential too. That’s how road wear works, so make them pay in accordance to the damage it does to the roads.
I was going to say just put a stupid-tax on them, but I guess Trump has kinda done that with the price of diesel.
And remove the tax concessions for using them as ‘work’ vehicles.
I’ll be honest, remove it for any fucking ute that doesnt literally have a motorised compressor, pump or similar bolted to the tray.
98% of tradies can do their shit out of a van, they just want a swanky ute they can be an utter cunt on the road with. And they can go get fucked.
90% of them can do it out of a hatchback. They just need a gender affirming vehicle.
And of course, LR will require a BAC of 0.00.
That will discourage certain people from buying them if they don’t need it.
damn… that’s perfect :D
almost want to create a website to start a campaign.
Do it. I’ll sign up.