They can, indirectly. Put a tax on gas which will penalize low mileage and let the marketplace do the rest. Size/cost of parts and safety will be handled via the insurance business and peoples chequebook. Clean, safe big honking trucks are better than not clean not safe and would result in lower costs(payments) across the board.
Why can't the government put a limit on car sizes?
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Re: Why can't the government put a limit on car sizes?
#22Re: Why can't the government put a limit on car sizes?
#23There are already many incentives in place for smaller cars: * Use less fuel * Easier to park * Cheaper to buy There is generally not much point in having the government incentivize "good" things. Whatever makes them good is already the incentive, and if that's not enough, then there are probably other issues at play that some feel-good government initiative isn't going to overcome.
if statists always got their way, this thinking would be illegal. How come you use this much common sense.
Re: Why can't the government put a limit on car sizes?
#24No substance. How could the government limit the size of vehicles? > Companies will never voluntarily reduce their SUV sizes unless outside forces pressures them to do (like $10 oil). If oil (say, brent crude) goes to $10, something has gone very awry.
The government can levy large taxes on new big vehicles just like they did with cigarettes. If the largest SUVs had a 25% tax on it, I think most people will not buy it (basically limiting it). Or if the gas prices went to $10 a gallon, people will ditch their big vehicles.
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#25Why can't they government fix my pet peeves? This kind of thinking is what's leading us to a prison society without privacy or freedom, one little whiny step at a time. The government should do as little as possible, and the least at the federal level.
I am curious at which level vehicle safety/requirements should be regulated in your opinion?
Re: Why can't the government put a limit on car sizes?
#26Why can't they government fix my pet peeves? This kind of thinking is what's leading us to a prison society without privacy or freedom, one little whiny step at a time. The government should do as little as possible, and the least at the federal level.
In my household we typically use the phrase "pet peeve" to refer to things that are meaningfully below the impact threshold of killing humans
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/large-trucks-suvs-far-m...
Re: Why can't the government put a limit on car sizes?
#27There are already many incentives in place for smaller cars: * Use less fuel * Easier to park * Cheaper to buy There is generally not much point in having the government incentivize "good" things. Whatever makes them good is already the incentive, and if that's not enough, then there are probably other issues at play that some feel-good government initiative isn't going to overcome.
* Die when hit by a lifted pick up
Re: Why can't the government put a limit on car sizes?
#28I'm the oldest of 10 kids. My family needed a 15-passenger van to travel. Why can't the government stay out of my business?
Maybe the government should have been more in your parents' business. I'm not usually one to think that the government has any place in the family, but 10 children seem like too many for 2 parents to wrangle well. Unless your family has more than two adults, how were you supervised?
Re: Why can't the government put a limit on car sizes?
#29I'm also curious why (required) speed limit regulators aren't a thing, especially in cities. Why are cars physically allowed to go more than 25 MPH in NYC? I thought speed limit regulators are required on some kinds of scooters and electric bikes. Cars are a lot more dangerous. It's not that I think NYC or the US is very progressive when it comes to dealing with potential car crashes (we aren't) but I'm also curious…
Because there are scenarios where you need to go over the speed limit to keep yourself and others safe
On top of that I personally want as little "smart" in my car as possible, so I'd rather they didn't pass such regulation.
Re: Why can't the government put a limit on car sizes?
#30No substance. How could the government limit the size of vehicles? > Companies will never voluntarily reduce their SUV sizes unless outside forces pressures them to do (like $10 oil). If oil (say, brent crude) goes to $10, something has gone very awry.
The government can levy large taxes on new big vehicles just like they did with cigarettes. If the largest SUVs had a 25% tax on it, I think most people will not buy it (basically limiting it). Or if the gas prices went to $10 a gallon, people will ditch their big vehicles.
The government can just directly subsidize the vehicles they like, as they are attempting to do with electric cars.
Define a weight and drop taxes/offer refunds for people who buy them, see more of them appear.