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How the heck did we get here? Most best selling "cars" are now superzied pickups and SUVs.
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Americans think it's tough, cool, and macho man to own these types of vehicles. Same view with voting Republican. It makes you r/iamverybadass in their eyes. Meanwhile the rest of the world just rolls their eyes.
As an American, it may have started with macho, but now it's about safety. I drive a Volt and am frequently blinded by SUVs and Trucks in my rear view. If a 250 hits me... I'm probably dead.
Until legislation is passed limiting the height of a vehicle a regular person can drive there will never be any change. Maybe also height restrictions in certain lanes or regions would help.
Special licenses and restrictions on where we allow these cars is the only way forward.
Being blinded by headlights is already a solved problem for years now with matrix headlights. It is the US government that is full of old farts that don't even understand what they are and how they work. We just need a government that can actually respond and update policy for new technology. Currently matrix led headlight tech is illegal in the US because of some headlight laws made in 1920...
A solved problem on a handful of luxury cars. We are years away from this feature being commonplace unless a law is passed.
Also, they are legal. https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1135084_us-finally-allows-use-of-modern-matrix-headlights