Europe is exploring the idea of building its own cheap, small cars as China continues to gain ground | Drive
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Smaller cars that do not need to meet the existing safety requirements could be Europe's answer to maintaining its automotive industry.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/48712513

Smaller vehicles that do not need to meet the same safety requirements as existing cars could be Europe’s answer to maintaining its automotive industry.

  • jenesaisquoi@feddit.orgEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Please no. I don’t want seven 16 year olds illegally sardined into a shitbox going 92 km/h in the passing lane on the motorway

    • MrFloppy@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      I wrote about L7e (actual 80/90km/h). 16 years old are in L6e (45km/h), aren’t they?

      • jenesaisquoi@feddit.orgEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        Right. My sentiment is the same though. Mixing cars with lunchboxes on high speed roads is a terrible idea.

        And if people won’t use their tin cans outside metro areas then there is no need for a can in the first place, because cities and cars are a shit combination. Cycling, walking, and public transport is the right thing. Look at how the Netherlands are doing it, they have it figured out. And it’s so, so nice to live there.