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ReindeR Rustema

@HalfHeartedFanatic @notjustbikes @WIRED Made a reference to this article and the one in The Guardian next to my petition bansuvs.petities.nl/?locale=en already.

bansuvs.petities.nlStop the import of American monstertrucksCars sold as 'sports utility vehicle' are less safe for everyone outside of the vehicle and devoured all progress made in cars consuming less fuel. They are big, heavy and the driver can see less. The opposite of sports and utility in other words. The extreme version of the suv has become popular in the USA because of tax breaks for small trucks. This type of car is not imported by manufacturers because they can't comply to the severe EU safety norms for cars. But when you bring your self imported car to the vehicle bureau you get a license plate and you can hit the road with it. The legal loophole needs a fix! In Dutch (https://bansuvs.petities.nl?locale=nl) All EU-citizens can sign this petition!
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ednl 🇪🇺

@rrustema020 Kun je de tekst nog wijzigen? Typo: have=heavy. Ik snapte "monster truck as small truck" eerst niet, omdat de vertaling van vrachtwagen ook gewoon truck is. Misschien "small transportation truck" van maken? Of "light commercial vehicle" zoals de EU zegt.

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dimsumthinking

@rrustema020 @HalfHeartedFanatic @notjustbikes @WIRED I don't like the larger cars/trucks in the US either. Usually there's only a single person in the vehicle and the size is not needed

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caravantravellers 🌈

@rrustema020 @HalfHeartedFanatic @notjustbikes @WIRED

Dit is een Nederlandse petitie. Mogen burgers van andere Europese landen ook ondertekenen?

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Humanius

@rrustema020 @HalfHeartedFanatic @notjustbikes @WIRED While I agree with the petition, I somehow don't have faith that the current government is even going to acknowledge it.. And you need the national government on board if you want this to get anywhere 😕

Edit: My bad.. it's addressed at the European parliament, I thought it was addressed at the Dutch parliament.

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Roadskater, Ph.D.

@HalfHeartedFanatic Those cars are so F-ing ugly, which is apparently the intention because they make people stop and and look when they pass by. It was hysterical when I saw one a week ago where the owner had applied a glossy black coat to cover the stainless steel.

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Lyle Solla-Yates

@HalfHeartedFanatic @notjustbikes @WIRED “Europe’s tougher regulations make for safer cars, for those inside and out. Designed to test how safe a car is in a crash, Euro NCAP instantly cut through automakers' safety claims with rigorous independent testing, hard facts, and an easy-to-understand five-star rating system.”

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Ted Johnson

@Lyle @notjustbikes @WIRED And yet the five-star rating system is toothless. That surprised me.

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ChemicalTribe

@HalfHeartedFanatic
They are also so incredibly unreliable too, so you got to be a special kind of stupid to import them.
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