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Autobesity: More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaces
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2023
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Indeed. What happened with cars in the US is an โarms raceโ on the road. Everyone wants to be in the bigger car so they just get bigger and bigger and reach a point where that e=mcยฒ equation is pegged.
max selfishness โ max energy
As expected, right-wing U.S. republicans disproportionately drive big cars. While liberals tend to favor small cars or bicycles.