Unless someone has a genuine need, no car should be bigger than this.
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I wind up with kind of the opposite reaction: At that point, why not rather get a bakfiets, or even just a shopping bag on wheels to bring on the tram?
But I guess my perspective is influenced by not having owned a car for over a decade, and instead renting a van for bulky stuff and "normal" cars for trips w/friends/family a couple of times a year.
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There is a genuine need for safety. Therefore this gadget is officially not a car.
However it would fit for most needs, and together with an appropriate speed limit in urban areas it is definitively an alternative to the monster trucks.This is true, but I'm not sure that safety would be so much of an issue if everyone drove one.
Driving one of these on roads with SUVs driving alongside would be terrifying.
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Unless someone has a genuine need, no car should be bigger than this.
If I lived in a city, and that city had efficient, functional public transport I probably wouldn't have a car to begin with.
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Unless someone has a genuine need, no car should be bigger than this.
@davidho we have to put two car seats in the back so we were forced to size up to a fiat 500. It works!!
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kinda partial to the KR 200
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@davidho I absolutely love these cars... I mean just look at this thing
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Unless someone has a genuine need, no car should be bigger than this.
Sadly they don't pass today's ncap crash test!
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Unless someone has a genuine need, no car should be bigger than this.
@davidho As a very tall person (6'8"), I was going to disagree, but having looked closer at the car, I think I'd fit brilliantly in that, so I agree entirely!
That genuinely looks like a car I could fit comfortably in, which is not something I can say about pretty much every other car out there.
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@davidho I absolutely love these cars... I mean just look at this thing
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This is true, but I'm not sure that safety would be so much of an issue if everyone drove one.
Driving one of these on roads with SUVs driving alongside would be terrifying.
@ReggieHere @_RyekDarkener_ @davidho Also, any safety concerns people are having with smaller cars means that they don't give a shit about cyclists or pedestrians, unless they plan to only allow cars on motorways.
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@davidho I'd drive a Mini Cooper if it weren't for the Airstream I need to tow
@devlord There is a very small Airstream, made of fibreglass instead of steel -- Bantam? Forget the name now. Possibly not made anymore. I know I considered it for use with a Wrangler. I've heard very different numbers for MINI's towing capacity, from zero to a tonne; I'd ask a dealer, directly. And if you do it, have the dealer put the tow package in, not some sketchy after-market job.
There used to be trailers made for Bugs, so I'm sure it's possible.
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kinda partial to the KR 200
@maya_b I assume 'KR' means Kryptonian.
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Unless someone has a genuine need, no car should be bigger than this.
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@davidho As a very tall person (6'8"), I was going to disagree, but having looked closer at the car, I think I'd fit brilliantly in that, so I agree entirely!
That genuinely looks like a car I could fit comfortably in, which is not something I can say about pretty much every other car out there.
@retrosponge @davidho I drive a two-seater Smart Car, and you’d definitely fit in that. It might look like you’re being chauffeured if the driver is 5’5” or something but you’d be fine.
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@ReggieHere @_RyekDarkener_ @davidho Also, any safety concerns people are having with smaller cars means that they don't give a shit about cyclists or pedestrians, unless they plan to only allow cars on motorways.
Completely agree.
Most of the safety problems associated with small cars have nothing to do with small cars so much as the presence of bigger cars, just as the safety problems associated with bicycles and pedestrians are due to the presence of any cars.
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Unless someone has a genuine need, no car should be bigger than this.
@davidho No room for groceries, pets, babies, or elderly relatives. Who's gonna drive grammy to the pharmacy for her meds?
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@electropict @davidho If I recall correctly, the vertical line under the door is because the car's body is essentially made from two sets of identical panels. The front and back halves are the same.
(Also I think it's not even a "car", by law, it's like... a car-shaped scooter that a 14-year-old can drive).
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