President Donald Trump Has Apparently Given Kei Cars the Green Light for the U.S.A.
Huh, we'll see if'n anything comes of this, Trump does have a habit of saying non-vetted things, but...
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President Donald Trump Has Apparently Given Kei Cars the Green Light for the U.S.A.
President Donald Trump saw kei cars on a recent visit to Asia. Now he wants them in the States. An adjustment to US regulations will allow just that.Lucas Bell (Yahoo)
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Mark Wollschlager
in reply to 🌴 Seph 💭 👾 • • •There are a couple of those around here, and they are unsafe on anything other than side roads and urban streets.
That is if they have mufflers, and aren't being driven by a-holes.
the three-day monk
in reply to 🌴 Seph 💭 👾 • • •🌴 Seph 💭 👾
in reply to the three-day monk • •the three-day monk
in reply to 🌴 Seph 💭 👾 • • •Fair point. Like I said, kei are great on Japanese roads, where traffic is much slower, even on surface streets, & drivers more careful. Motorcyclists/bicyclists/pedestrians are much safer on Japanese roads. I've lost 2 friends on motorcycles in US (neither at fault), so IDK how much the point gets you.
Also not sure about crash safety standards there, but US cars and trucks are larger, heavier, & move much faster. Also, I keep thinking about visibility issues with lower-riding cars
🌴 Seph 💭 👾
in reply to the three-day monk • •@the three-day monk The point is that everyone always trots out their not safe for our roads as a reason to ban them, and yet the same people barely even blink at the idea of motorcycles, scooters, UTVs and golf carts being allowed on roads, the latter two restricted to neighborhoods.
As to crash standards, I doubt the older ones are particularly good, the vans and pickups have little more than a piece of sheet metal between you and what you hit, though the newer ones are getting a small (very) crumple zone, and I think ABS now.
the three-day monk
in reply to 🌴 Seph 💭 👾 • • •I never said to ban them. I’ve owned kei cars. I don’t know why you think it is my position.
I have concerns about safety of kei cars in a US context, but I also don’t drive any of those other vehicles in the US. So I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do with your argument, besides nod and agree that those other vehicles also have safety concerns in a US context.