What's the point of these things? They're not useful for anything. They're horrible to drive, get through fuel like a burning oil well, can't tow, and can't carry anything.
If you need something to haul building materials around, get a van.
In the US, a sizeable % of pickups are equipped w/ dump &&|| stake beds for precisely this type of work.
(I’m not a landscaper, but they seem to pack in everything from hand tools to those petrol powered tiller & compacting tools)
An EU directive implementing vehicle tax proportional to weight is urgent. Heavier cars pollute more, damage the road more, are much more dangerous for pedestrians and bicycles.
EU: Bans those trucks because they were created skirting regulations to the extreme
That you don't like how those have been implemented isn't the fault of a manufacturer.
Roads were never intended for people on flimsy two wheeled contraptions with nothing more than a polystyrene cap to protect them.
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-pedestrians-and-cycli...
The trend is that roads are becoming more dangerous in the US, with the cars being bigger as a major contributor.
People in US are fine with increasing casualties for some reason, and I’m glad that in EU the general consensus is to continue with keeping roads safer.
(/rant. Pickup trucks have a purpose, such as in low density rural areas. That’s not the case in Belgium, for instance. Either you need a van because it’s for work, or you rent a lightweight van on the few occasions you actually need to transport a lot of stuff.)
