Comment by jacquesm
Comment by jacquesm 3 hours ago
What idiot would drive one of these in Amsterdam to begin with? It just doesn't fit the way traffic is organized there.
Comment by jacquesm 3 hours ago
What idiot would drive one of these in Amsterdam to begin with? It just doesn't fit the way traffic is organized there.
That doesn't look like rural road in the UK (yellow lines down each side). I drive down rural roads everyday and there are usually no road markings.
Honestly getting past people isn't that much of an issue. There are normally passing spots where you pull over to let people through.
"Chelsea Tractor" is more of a dig at people Range Rovers for the looks and it never been using off-road.
There is a brand in the UK that have decided to "own" the label. Not sure why you would want/need a Ineos Grenadier in London, but some people will buy one.
I don't see the issue with the driving standards in the photo. Road is quite wide too, and those yellow lines suggest some town area.
You do get problems in rural areas with idiots in Chelsea Tractors though. Leave them in the city -- there's no room for you in rural areas.
(For those whining about having to do the school run, just got back in my 1.6m wide car with 2 kids, 6 bags, skateboard and guitar, no problems on the 8 miles of single track road even when the lorries come the other way)
> I don't see the issue with the driving standards in the photo. Road is quite wide too, and those yellow lines suggest some town area.
It isn't the Rural Roads in the UK. Also the cars in the photo are kinda normal sized. The Volkwagen people carrier thing in the photo isn't that wide actually.
It doesn't, but people do it.
Here's one in Utrecht https://urbanists.social/@Fuzzbizz/109608802470660144
A Mercedes Vito, despite being nearly 1m shorter and normal car width, has 4-5x the carry capacity and a 3x longer bed than the RAM. These cars are just for show, you can probably find a Kei truck with similar capacity.
There is one driving around near where I live in Amsterdam as well.
I am quite tall, even for Dutch standards, but the hood reaches my shoulder easily. It also drives around quite a busy neighbourhood. So I expect this specific car to kill someone within the next 5 years or so.
There are much more dangerous vehicles around on European roads, such as most buses, trams and lorries.
Here's an example of driving "standard" historic UK rural roads:
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/b2ad/live/a20a6d...
from: 'Carspreading' is on the rise - and not everyone is happy about it - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7vdvl2531o
Throws in the term "Chelsea Tractor", in Australia in the 1980's they were called Toorak Tractors or simply Yank Tanks.