Kinda like an immediate moron-indicator. Whenever a new neighbor moves in, or an existing one buys an SUV, we know not to interact with them. Saves time. Same with looking for work. If the boss drives an SUV, just move on. I love moron-indicators, but I prefer smaller ones.

What do people like about them? I get Americans. They have big roads and lots of space. Here in Europe, you have trouble parking a SMART.

[–] Etnaphele@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I despise this SUV trend, too, but isn’t it a bit extreme to judge a person just by the car they drive? The majority of people don’t even think about it and the market is flooded with these things, so they have less and less choice. There are cases where SUVs make sense, in mountainous regions and where it snows a lot, but I agree that space has to be better used and public space respected.

[–] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

It's the "they don't even think about it" part that makes me feel this way.

With cars, it just leads to wasted space and resources.

Working in a hospital, that same thinking leads to Dialysis, Metabolic Disease and amputations. I see it multiple times per day.

Often intelligent people, but acting moronic. Not using their intelligence. That's quite apparent in SUVs. They cost a fortune, so it's usually not stupidity. It's just them being mindless. And without a second thought about others.

I stand by my choice of words.

Sometimes, yeah, an SUV makes sense. Then again, driving it into a congested city, that doesn't make sense.

If I saw someone driving it through a mountainous region, I wouldn't say anything. That's fine. :)

[–] papabobolious@feddit.nu 1 points 9 months ago

While the vehicles that make sense in those regions might be in the SUV segment, these city-SUVs we are mocking here would be a sub-par choice, imo.