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[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

After COVID-19 lockdowns, Drivers have become more self-righteous and militant. People have also purchased 4WDs so we can get away from all the other self-righteous and militant arseholes on the road.

At the same time, their cars have received “Advanced Driver Assistance Systems” that are a gimmick at best and a false security blanket at worse.

Finally, due to our quirky Tax benefits and ANCAP ratings system, a 3495kg Light Truck has a cheaper TCO and better safety rating than a 700kg subcompact hatch or 1100kg compact 4WD.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

And don’t forget everyone seems to be on their phone while driving now.