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Truck cruelty (piefedimages.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com)
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[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

More seating isn't an excuse - it's just a symptom of the problem.

Trucks were supposed to be practical work vehicles, but they've just become glorified masculine SUVs.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

40 years ago it was common to put 5-6 people into the cab of the smaller truck. It wasn't comfortable for anyone but it was done. Worse however it was not safe for anyone (not enough seat belts) and so people died. Often those people were kids who should be in car seats, but instead were sitting on laps. If the weather wasn't too bad they would put some of those people in the bed of the truck (which could fit 15) instead of the cab.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago

I loved riding in the bed of a truck with my friends when I was a kid.

[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

People will always do risky things if they can get away with it. The solution to that problem wasn't "bigger truck" - the solution was better and more enforced safety standards.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 5 days ago

Safety standards forced the crew cab truck which is then bigger (either that or they compromise with a shorter bed)

[–] Kayday@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I'm saying if both vehicles bad the same number of seats, the length would be about the same.
That doesn't mean the height is justified, but it would be much more helpful to compare vehicles with the same utility from back then and today.