I have noticed that. I’ve never seen a RAM with even a speck of dirt on them, and more often than not the person driving them has a suit on, not hi vis.
@@paulorocky sometimes rural living people need to drive into the “big city” and yes, even rural living individuals own a suit. Who would’ve thought that’s possible? Some people even wash and clean their vehicles. Whoa.
@ScottiPewPew Trucks and Suvs actually harm people. They take up too much space, cause more pollution and are dangerous for pedestrians. Pedestrians are 2-3 times more likely to die if hit by an suv/truck than a sedan
At a big construction site every tradie drives one of these rangers or similar , none ever carry anything in the tray though. If a tradie turns up with a shit load of tools it’s usually a white van.
The difference in driving pre and post-covid needs to be studied. I swear there is a very noticeable difference between the diving of the common motorist in 2019 and the one now
@jacobsmith3010 I've noticed it too, i think just everything broke people. I know I care a hell of a lot less these days especially on the roads im just over the 24/7 traffic jams even early morning weekends since everyone moved to my state and suburb. Its all buggered up now.
I remember when everyone was saying that the Falcon and Commodore were dying because people wanted smaller, fuel efficient vehicles. Oh how naive we were back then
Falcons and commodores died because there wasn’t a large market for Sedans as they used to be. Plus They were comparatively expensive and not as reliable as Japanese counterparts. However the Holden commodore probably has a lot more going for it than Ford falcons did. So the problem was primarily sedan sales decreasing. Same thing occurred for Toyota Camry & aurion, Honda accord, Nissan maxima/Altima etc. However, there was a market for their performance vehicles though. Only if they could manufacture them for under 60 - 70K whilst still being somewhat practical.
@@COLDoCLINCHER37 I know, I'm just saying that the commentators in the past were wrong. Funnily enough, we would probably still have a proper automotive industry if we built emotional support vehicles here, because of profitability. At least we still build buses and trains here. We need to bring back car-based utes like the Falcodore, Brumby and Jumbuck.
People want big cars. Hard to change human behaviour. I agree its ironic. But you look at how cities are losing green spaces in the suburbs. You have huge mcmansions being built with rooms for virtually every activity, despite smaller families. All the blocks are being built on with paving in yards and verges and all trees removed. Then you have 3 places per block to stop sprawl, but it means no green areas or trees anywhere as they maximise housing in suburbs.
No need to,outlaw them… just push the oversize parking out of the CBD and shopping precincts. Taxis, trams and Uber can ake you the last km. This won’t affect commercial users, they can park ‘on site’, or pay extra for a weekly ‘oversized permit’. Higher rego & insurance is claimable as a tax deduction where relevant.
@@garryowen2811mate, you ask for verifiable facts, and some are stated in the video, then make a sweeping statement about EVs without any verifiable facts to back it up. I’m no EV lover, but these massive vehicles are far more of a problem and there’s ample evidence to prove it.
@@jacobwinn2765 he report, published in October 2018, documented alarming findings, including that 35% of the 246 survey respondents had experienced a collision or near-collision with an electric/hybrid vehicle, and that 74% of respondents felt less confident walking and crossing roads because of the introduction of electric/hybrid ..., you want facts , well there you go
Same argument reversed, your vehicle is too small, why should we accomodate small vehicles and why should we accomodate special parking for EV’s. Everyone is so precious these days, zoom out, this is Australia, not Paris!
@@Accretion-Ranch Bigger vehicles take more space, do more damage to the road, and are more harmful to everyone other than their owners. EVs deserve special parking because they pollute less. We should copy cities that are ahead of us. You're the precious one here. Why can't your brain be the size of your ego?
@@Accretion-Ranch Bigger vehicles take more space, do more damage to the road, and are more harmful to everyone other than their owners. EVs deserve special parking because they pollute less. We should copy cities that are ahead of us. You're the precious one here. Why can't your brain be the size of your ego?
I think we should do something like what Japan did with the kei cars. Have incentives in place for smaller, more efficient cars. I honestly find my Corolla to be way too big, especially since most of the time, it's just me in it.
I drive an electric Kei van I imported from Japan, I'd like to see the removal of on street parking like the Japanese do, mostly around my area those trucks and SUVs park in the middle of two spots as well.
It won't happen. The height of people is growing taller, and we are much bigger on average compared to those over in East Asia. No one will buy them apart from short women or below average in height men.
Semis and concrete mixers don't fit in car park spaces. Therefore they don't park there. We don't increase the size of the parking space for them. These things are TRUCKS. They are not CARS. I don't see why the CAR parks should be increased in size, thus increasing the cost of development for everyone, just so that someone who chooses a truck can park it in their apartment building or local shopping centre. Parking anything with a size greater than a standard parking space, less a designated buffer all around (eg 60cm on each side and 20cm on each end, including towballs) for clearance (and door opening), should be illegal to park in car spaces and fines should be imposed. Partially blocking traffic lanes, or taking 2 spaces, is illegal and needs to be enforced.
These things are not trucks. No matter how offensive you find them, no matter how intimidated by them you are. The smallest truck that a car license carrier can drive is wider, longer, and taller than these utes. Not everyone lives in a concrete box in a city jungle, so stop attacking people’s free choices just because it rubs your grain the wrong way. Cyclists on roads are both more hazardous and in danger than anything these vehicles cause. I’m surprised you can survive in Australia with your attitude, given that you don’t enter cardiac arrest every time a truck passes you by, heaven forbid a bus.
@@Accretion-RanchYour 'freedom' to swing your arms ends at my jaw. These Fragile Ego Carriers hurt everyone around them and the drivers should have to pay more appropriately.
I hate these large monstrosities! They don't fit in car parks, they burn a lot of fuel, they reduce visibility at intersections, and they are more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. There should be more laws and regulations around this type of vehicle!
@@Dan-rg7jj Go ahead if you have a need for it, but if you're going to drive around the city without tools or passengers, then I suggest a more suited vehicle!
@@puffinjuice What is the difference if someone has 1 american truck or 5 cars/utes/suvs that add up the same value as that ram or chevy truck? And they park all 5 on the street and drive a different one each day and don't have full comp insurance on them because there's 5 and they're kinda all cheap (20k-30k ish) and if they crash 1 there's still another 4 while they fix the other..
If kids randomly run across the road, I would zoom out even further than the driver of the vehicle and ask - why was the child there? Where was the parents and correct teaching of road etiquette?
we aussies are cucked by cars. many people would rather pay a $30+ uber to the city then just walk 10 minutes to a train station. that is if for some reason theyre not driving a ute in the city paying $10 parking after paying $2.30 a litre for fuel and paying $11 in tolls there and back also my 2004 sedan shouldnt be $800 a year in rego while they pay the same. mine and every other smaller car should be way lower
Step 1: remove the generous tax incentives. Step 2: increase the taxes on SUV’s, exemptions for actual and provable business and work with permits renewed annually.
Also, add congestion charging if you drive into the city for work. It particularly works well in Singapore and London. In addition the main reason why LCV’s and SUV’s are leading factor in crash statistics is their size, weight, and height. The main contributor is the higher the height, the centre of gravity of vehicle is lift, and the propensity for the tip or become very unstable is very real. I started seeing that trend 15 years ago when as a Fleet Manager, most of our accidents occurred in dual cab LCV’s.
I disagree with your second point. There are plenty of people with mobility issues, my wife being one, where the height of an SUV is better than trying to lower themselves into a car. A tax would make it harder, especially if they are on DSP etc. We recently went from a Falcon to a Holden Trax, a compact SUV, and it's made a huge difference to her, plus it's easier to put her wheelie walker in the boot. As to your first point, I'm 100% with you.
This is not helped when certain politicians use the utes as part of their anti emission standards, anti EV, etc bollocks they spout, basically saying that "the govt wants to take away your ute". Losers. As for SUVs, they can be better for people with disabilities and other mobility issues, having a higher loading. As someone who works in community transport taking the elderly and disabled places, and with a partner with a disability, and mobility issues, I see this first hand. Especially in an area with no public transport.
The trend towards bigger cars on the road is, I suspect, self-reinforcing. As more of them appear, drivers of smaller and lower-riding cars feel less safe, and more inclined to buy a bigger, higher-riding car for their next purchase, despite those cars having a worse safety record for their occupants. Monster utes and SUVs are a menace and should be strongly discouraged through taxes, higher charges, higher fines, and other laws. Write to your local MP and let him or her know what you think. They are not worth the death and carnage that they bring.
A 2002 Forester is just an all wheel drive wagon, useful and safe in slippery situations, it's what Subaru did after that which fuels the butch SUV culture.
Oooh “emotional support vehicle” is good! I’ve been using “Yank Tank” for a while, as well as calling them “man-baby booster seats”. Any other recommendations people? Side note, these things should never be allowed to pass themselves off as “utes”
@@waltercoslovi6404 you do realise how much nonsense that is. Any licensed car driver can go to hertz and rent a truck that is longer, wider, taller, and heavier than these Utes.
@@waltercoslovi6404 Hino box trucks are far bigger than any Ford F150, Dodge Ram or SUV and their a C-class license. LR licensing for them wouldn't make sense
Our government needs to introduce sizing standards. If there's a genuine use for these mini-trucks then they should have a deep enough bed. Ones that just have giant grills with no function (most) should be banned.
Far too many of these archaic outdated oversize vehicles on the roads. Many having one occupant, never going off road . Some being driven by drivers who can't see over the steering wheel.
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I’ve heard on a number of forums that the larger vehicles don’t necessarily provide better capacity, so the advantage seems only to be to the car companies and people with small egos. On the other hand, pulling capacity seems to be the excuse for larger vehicles, but how many people pull loads that can only be handled by these vehicles? Lastly since many of the vehicles have massive blind spots that necessitate cameras, maybe rules around blind spots need to be brought in?
Not everything about cargo carrying is WEIGHT related. Another factor is SPACE. Then there is COMFORT. Small ego’s don’t play into it - if that’s your argument then you’re just standing outside throwing stones. Well done, on your way then. People haul/tow large loads routinely. Ever had to tow another vehicle, a tractor, earth moving equipment, boats, caravans? No? Great, keep to the size car you need, are comfortable with, and can afford, and cast not your eye on those that have different needs to yours. Show me a modern car that doesn’t have cameras? The F-150 has a far better field of view than the Land Rover I owned previously. Just because it’s large (to you), and you probably have never sat in one, let alone driven one it’s ridiculous. There is better view point access in an F-150 than the euro model civic. Sure, it has cameras, as it should. Some of these larger vehicles even have PAW systems (pedestrian alarm warning) to alert pedestrians of vehicle prescience. How is that a bad thing? Should we remove reverse buzzers from trucks because they have poor rear visibility??
should be simple enough to restrict the purchase of utes to businesses with an application process designed to ensure one is required. these cars are simply unnecessary and should not be on the road without legitimate cause.
It’s very unfortunate that people can’t buy smaller cars anymore even though I prefer them. Not a just Bikes has also made a great video like this too: ruclips.net/video/jN7mSXMruEo/видео.htmlsi=tuRA6TcZ9K6LQEah
I always find this argument amusing. We have always had large American design Pick up trucks here at one time or another over the years. Ford used to build and assemble the F series trucks here in Australia right up until the very last F150 in 1991. Also they were extensively used amongst the ambulance service and police force. Funny how no one complained back then.
Exactly this. Even the larger F250s were sold here in the 00s but no one batted an eye. Though back then, it seems more people bought them for an actual purpose.
And Holden manufactured the Chevrolet C series pick-ups in 1970s. And the Suburban was available for a while too. Might be that most of the commenters weren't around then, so they think these vehicles never existed here before.
@@railtrolley Also not to mention in the 1960s there was the full size Ford LTD Galaxy, Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Phoenix, AMC Rambler and more that were sold in Australia
I reckon the financial incentives should be limited to corporate entities that purchase those types of vehicles while holding an ABN for tradie related industries. They should also decrease parking lot sizes and fine oversize vehicles for parking in high thoroughfare areas that aren't undergoing construction work.
The amount of prado, kluger and land cruiser owners who get upset when i indicate and merge in front of them with at least a car length, usually driven by the wives, is amazing. Like they can't see my 5m long Commodore wagons indicator.
These are so dangerous in Melbourne in particular where everyone thinks they're a goddamn F1 driver. I'm in favour of outright banning them to be honest, you cannot convince me there is a genuine need in any industry for these monstrosities.
should be a law against shopping centres and companies making the parking spaces smaller just to get more cars in.Even in an old ford Falcon your are struggling to get in some carparks these days .
Like the old days! There needs to be an import tariff on anything larger or heavier than an Aussie commodore. The laws and regulations changed so that if these 1 tonnes vehicle do not get business use then they shouldn’t be getting business tax incentives. Tell standards Australia to shut up. We don’t need larger lanes or parking spaces. The size they are right now is just right.
There is car dealer in Penrith (Sydney) that sells several makes, including Dodge. A few years ago, they took out a half-page ad in the local paper showing a Ram parked in a parking space outside the showroom and the caption read "They will fit in a standard parking space". The Ram was around 6" inside the lines on both sides so yes, it fitted in but if there was another one in the next space (and as the dealer in the business of selling them, they want one in EVERY parking space), how would you open the doors? Also, why would you reward a company (Ford, Chevy, Dodge) that doesn't make a vehicle for your market by buying something from them that must have an additional $50,000 spent on it when it arrives here?
For purchasing there should be a levy on utes and SUVs with a small business tax claim available for demonstrated commercial use. And taxes like stamp duties and luxury car taxes should be indexed to vehicle size. Commercial vehicles and large SUVs should probably require a special class of drivers licence too. Something to account for the higher risk associated with their use. Electric vehicle rebates should extend to ebikes. And of course we need to incentivise public and active transport. Ambitious, paradigm shifting projects, that aren’t just functional but enticing enough to drag people from the car-by-default mindset. For example the Connecting SEQ 2031 vision published in 2011 proposed a Brisbane Subway, which has been quietly shelved in the intervening 13 years. But Brisbane should be using the Olympics as motivation to reinvigorate that idea. Not just a single line but one line as the first of a 4 or 5 line network. A genuine high quality MRT is what we need to break the car mindset in the first place. Sadly both parties that can form state government here are either unambitious or actively hostile to increasing public transit spending.
I have never felt more embarrassed to be Australian when I see everyone driving around in massive cars. It's not our fault, its basically the only type of vehicle you can buy in AUS now
@@JC-zg4xemost ppl live in cities. Cities with congestion, housing shortages, limited greenery, limited bike lanes. Get a massive vehicle - ok. Just get a massive fee to bring it into a city.
Bigger parking should be prioritized. We've had years to accomondate SUVs and Trucks. Most "utes" don't even fit in most car parks for a start. Only BCC in QLD has bigger parking spaces well ahead of every other City council. Trucks like Patrol or Land Cruiser have been around for years and share similar size to the US pickups such as the 1500. Think you have missed that pickup utes like Ranger or Hilux are around more and would be a fair comparison since Ford or Holden don't make those sedan utes anymore.
I grew up on Tasmania's NW coast and now live in Melbourne. If I had my way, these would be banned in urban areas. A special licence would be required for these vehichles, which would stipulate that these vehichles would not be allowed in built up areas. That they be restricted to rural work sites only (as they are unsuited to deliveries).
@@garthf9609 yep they also dont pay fuel tax there regos need to go up to reflect that. problem in labor needs ev's as system storage to make there delusional renewable plan even remotely economical instead of going nuclear.
@@garthf9609 considering the most popular ev models are the standard range model 3 which is the same weight as a BMW 3 series and the model y which is less than the BMW x5 do you feel silly yet ? bUt eVs ArE sO mUCh HeAviER tHeY ArE 4 TONS hEAviER LIKE WHAT lmao the even the camry is 1665KG the model 3 rwd is 1762 if you want to compare it to a cheaper car
I think the false belief that people that but these vehicles are tradies that vote Labor is preventing any serious legislation to control the massive influx of these vehicles.
Emotional support vehicle is the right name. Just see how emotional owners of such vehicles get whenever anyone suggests that they should pay higher fees for parking, registration, taxes, etc. Also interesting how everyone complains about high-fuel prices, yet most people refuse to buy a small, fuel-efficient car.
Take the Denni ute muster as a point of reference, 15 years ago it was mostly two door utes. Now it's all crew cab trucks. Tradies like the crew cab because it can do both work and family duty, there's no denying their logic. The trays are smaller, but having extra seats is useful. Youll find most crew cab utes however are full of tools and equipment in the back seat, not children, why you ask? Better resale value, more people will want to buy a crew cab, so people also buy them just for resale purposes. Its kinda like a bath in a house, you rarely use it, but it's "good to have". Same logic The American ute fixes both these issues, they tray is huge, cabin is luxurious, and they can tow huge loads. I think if most tradies are honest though, they would rarely use the full capacity of the truck and for about half the cost get a "real" Hino truck which has far better utility, but doesn't have the "cool factor", so guess what they choose ;-) For reference, i drive a 2023 Japanese Hijet, a tiny k-truck, so i dont really have a horse in this race, but most my mates are triadies so im fairly up to date with the logic behind these trucks. If the American trucks were cheaper, I guarantee they would outsell every other "ute". Tradies wouldn't give a rats about other road users, neither did all the suburban SUV drivers when they had a chance to buy a smaller car, neither did the Land Rover Discovery drivers in Kew for just dropping off their kids. It's all the same logic
The size of them alone is bad. Not to mention that these cars are classified as ‘light trucks,’ meaning they're not subject to the same fuel and safety standards. This makes them worse for the environment and allows them to have a stiffer and heavier chassis, which, rather than crumpling in a crash, acts more like a battering ram, making it worse for everyone involved.
With you comments, about 'tax breaks' for dual cab utes, You might also be interested looking into the 'toll' classifications of smaller vehicles on our toll roads!...... I love the 'ESV' (Emotional Support vehicles) classification of thse huge American utes!....... I would have to check what they are now, but I was really shocked when I found out a dual cab ute gets 'commercial tolls' & a tradie van, Hiace, VW transporter type size, gets car classification!.... If it was weight issue as suggested to me at the time when I spoke with someone from the toll operator ......A Range Rover gets 'car '& a Hilux ute gets 'commercial rates'. I am guessing the Rangie is much heavier than the Hilux.... I have always thought this classification was very specific & in the same commercial 'tone' as the airport wants to protects its car parking, over the train. unfair especially for the tradie who gets a dual cab so he can safely use it to carry the kids, I just couldn't see the justification.... Marcus
I work in a delivery van, and I have seen more and more average residential area roads reduced to one way traffic only, simply because the space on the road is reduced to a single lane width by over-sized SUVs parked on both sides. Cars travelling one way have to stop completely to allow the cars coming from the other direction to pass. If nothing changes, I predict the eventual total gridlock of cities, from major arterial roads right down to small residential streets, and eventually the total breakdown of our cities' ability to economically function. If our roads were our arteries, SUVs would be the plaque.
If a car being imported into Australia doesn't fit in our roads or in our parking spaces, then it shouldn't pass the Australian standards and should be banned from import
Average emission regulation will have an effect (assuming anyone who needs the emotional support from a super-ute wouldn't be able to cope with an EV). But there is also a factor for parking spaces that even small cars are getting wider because of electrics and airbags etc.
When I still lived in regional Victoria, I remember being at an intersection and my Ford Falcon station wagon was the second smallest vehicle there. The only smaller vehicle was a hatchback. That's bonkers. Now I am in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne and my car is currently one of the biggest cars in my area. I don't use it for shopping or commuting. It's for driving in areas of regional Victoria that aren't accessible by public transport.
Although I don't think we'll be able to stop the growing prevalence of these monstrosities, hopefully the arrival of self-driving versions will reduce the amount of stunting, speeding, and generally aggressive driving done by their drivers.
Multiple actions need to be taken in my opinion. As others have stated, get rid of the subsidy or require evidence for it. Increase the taxes on larger vehicles. And this one, I think we need to implement would dramatically take a lot of arrogant drivers off the roads, would be mandating a driving test each time a person's license expires, maximum of 5 years held. This way, people who think they know everything can be put in their place, make them more conscientious when it comes to driving.
Yes this is another example of the insidious creeping influence of the US over the rest of the world. They have very low fuel taxes, which encourages larger and hungry vehicles which the Chinese & Japanese build to suit that big market and we then all get the same pointless monsters. Increasing fuel taxes in the US would discourage these kinds of vehicles and would fund the urgent investment in their woefully decrepit infrastructure.
The push towards "light trucks" actually came from a regulation from the US government to have more fuel efficient vehicles on the road. In 1975, the US government mandated that all new vehicles sold after 1985 would have to be about twice as fuel efficient as they were at the time. That fuel efficiency requirement has only increased since then. BUT, there was one huge exception put in place to assist farmers and small businesses - light trucks were not included in the regulations. So instead of focusing on selling smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles, the big manufacturers changed over to selling more light trucks (which includes SUVs). Australia enacted similar legislation, with a similar exception, and shockingly enough we're seeing similar results.
@@jacobwinn2765 Yeah both is good. But still on public transport, there is a real need to make sure that option is actually attractive and not just for the sake of it. We already built our cities to be heavy in suburbs, so sadly public transport will just need more funding so we have the frequency, infrastructure and stops or stations around needs to have transport oriented development around it to be self sustainable, even just small, no need to build a mini CBD around those. All while we incentive smaller and more efficient cars even non-electric ones. So manufacturers will also encourage to sell and build more non-SUV and big Ute's for usual commuters. Trades and people who really need those can still buy those, we just need to make those type of vehicles not too attractive for regular commuting car that it feels like it's an "need" to have one and because everybody drives it. These bad trend of bigger cars is seriously inappropriate for current climate and economic crisis we have. We are thinking backwards.
The current Corolla is bigger than the Crown of the 1960s, which was Toyota's then full size family sedan. Like the Civic, they have grown way beyond the vehicle they started out as. Almost dishonest to keep the same model name.
think it should just be a basic license thats inbetween like if your vehicle by itself weighs more than 2.4 ton than you either need a different license or it should be considered a commercial vehicle where you pay for expensive tolls and pay more for rego honestly i do hope that some of our laws change cause while i use a ute as a daily car its a small single cab tf rodeo which is smaller than a new camry yeah sure i dont need a ute all the time but its really nice being able to throw a swag on the back and go camping without needing a trailer or large vehicle. the other thing i think is stupid is rego priced being based on how many cylinders your car has cause again we'll use my 1992 holden rodeo for this it has the 4ze1 engine which is a 4 cylinder yet the v6 engine which makes the same power costs more to rego. A brand new 3 cylinder turbocharged yaris makes the same power as an old v8 commodore yet the commodore has to pay $1000 as the yaris is only $400, yet both cars are 5 seaters and therefore can substitute for each other
If you need a work vehicle, get a van. They should put tax breaks on vans and ban the importing of all SUVs. Might seem a bit extreme but tell them to get over themselves.
I know. My neighbour just bought a Boeing 767 and drives it to work. People complain. But I say, we have freedom in Australia. The road is wide enough. Who cares if it’s inconvenient for other drivers.
wrt to the 'Yank Tank' utes. Just classify them as trucks. I mean trucks come at between 2.4- 2.5 mtr wide, so not a lot of difference. Then there is the weight of these things, which is pushing into truck territory. Perhaps even go as far as licensing them as such. Have a MR license myself, so am accustomed to driving larger dimensioned, and heavier vehicles. They sure as aint a small hatchback! Higher ground clearance = more tendancy to roll over. Simple physics. Those that feel you are safer in say a large SUV etc... the stats dont seem to support this.
There is no ute produced any more, leaving people to purchase either light truck or those American trucks. As Australians crave to be just like Americans, the push to buy oversized vehicles is a natural occurance. I have long been in favour of amending our driver licencing so there are new classifications requiring training; ie towing caravans, large mobile homes and these American trucks which should come with a more expensive registration fee based on their size and fuel consumption. Some people do need them such as for work and for towing boats.
Thanks for Video. I subscribe and enjoy your work. I have a Toyota 200 Landcruiser. Why? We have a Caravan and the Cruiser is one of the best in terms of towing. I switched out of an 80 Series Cruiser as the 200 is more capable for towing
I have a caravan and tow it with a 2 litre Peugeot 307 diesel, I used to tow our 1955 Carapark with a 1600 VW split window Kombi, I'm just hoping the diesel price shots up even further, that will sort out the wants from the needs.
@@Low760 Hey champ. No, we head out regularly every 6-8 weeks. The Cruiser is also a capable vehicle for doing long haul stuff like 700km per day on the blacktop as well as dirt roads
I feel this is a very subjective review of these vehicles and is quite biased in the critique. For context I have a small/medium vehicle and don't have any need for one of these cars but it doesn't in any way make them illegal or that we should attack people who want one. Some points I have with your arguments. 1. You compare a Holden ute as "the kinds of utes we are used to seeing on Australian roads" - This may have been correct 10 years ago but definitely not so now. It is far more reasonable to compare them to a Hilux or Ranger sized vehicle and your comparison in size increase would be greatly diminished. 2. Under why you claim its a tax break for cars that carry more than 1 ton of cargo. The problem here is the vast majority of these vehicles (150/1500 series) only carry around 750-800kg which includes vehicle occupants. Also if you look at weight, EVs usually also weigh a lot and the current car of the year, Kia EV9, weighs more than these large American Trucks. You also fail to mention the very large tax incentives to buy an EV over these vehicles which should be disclosed to demonstrate what the government is doing to try to encourage purchases in other areas. You also say small cars are increasingly hard to get but fail to mention that the Hyundia i30 and Toyota Corolla remain very popular cars in volume of sales and definitely not hard to buy. I feel under the why component you should also address the difference in the Australian market vs most world markets as a whole being the much larger distances most Australian's have to travel and the lack of public transport infrastructure in many areas. The situation here is definitely a unique one and Australian's often pick vehicles with this in mind. 3. Under safety issues you site that people not in these vehicles are at increased risk of injury but then claim that people in larger cars feel safer (which you just gave evidence is true). Further you claim that statical evidence varies but one point of evidence they are more dangerous is from a 2003 report in the US. A 21 year old report from a different car market isn't good evidence to support this argument and if you do with to remain unbiased, you should also provide some of the alternative arguments you claim exist. Honestly this part feels like you have an opinion and are just searching for evidence that may support it even if it isn't the best. 4. Parking fees - I appreciate you opinion, I'm not sure that just increasing fees is the right way. I would suggest that any where the nose or rear to kerb has to fit inside a measured line. If they stick out they can't park there or they will be fined. 5. You do state some people do have good use for these vehicles but don't really address they fact they do have a genuine case for usage. Covid statistically saw an enormous increase in caravan ownership and the need to tow. These American vehicles do this far better than any previously available SUVs or utes on the market which all cap at 3500kg. The US vehicles are rated at 4500kg and their wheelbase genuinely makes towing a 3T van or boat much, much safer for all. They also provide a much more comfortable way for a family to travel long distances. Sorry if this seems a lot but I felt your arguments on this video felt very one-sided and lacked good evidence. I know many people in the city would understandably prefer not to see them on cramped roads but I think we should also discuss things as often as possible without bias and based on evidence. We should also consider that we're somewhat a free country and if people want to purchase something for enjoyment, we shouldn't call to make it illegal or ban without good reason. Every rule and law we make impacts someone's right to choose so if we make them lets make sure its for the best purpose. I've really been enjoying your videos on public transport so thanks so much for them and I'm looking forward to more in future!
I would like to see some incentives for small cars, registration would be a good place to start. Registering and insuring my mazda 2 isn't so much less than my 4WD ute, which is a work vehicle. I drive the ute as little as possible as I consider it to be a dangerous vehicle. When I got it (2010 model) I thought it was big, but even it seems small compared to the current models.Why we follow American trends I really do not understand - they have a vehicle industry to prop up. We just have stupidity.
So many people just don’t get it. The push to tow legally within the weight limits necessitate such vehicles. Plus it is wrong to claim people buy yank tanks to benefit by having a1 ton payload as most “1500” yank tanks are less than 1 ton capacity. Are you going to ban delivery trucks & vans also (they are just as big). Also if you travel long distance with adult passengers in comfort these vehicles are the perfect answer. I will hang on to my large cars with the same vigour as my rifle and my belief we should have free speech and the right to drive a safe & legal vehicle.
I had to fold back the mirrors on both large pick up trucks to squeeze my large delivery truck through the gap. Literally a few centimetres gap. A few weeks ago in inner south eastern Melbourne. I have had times where I have had to back the truck up someone's driveway to turn back because some drivers can't park close to the curb.
I personally don't like them because I drive on lots of bush tracks and they are just to wide for that. But I think if someone likes such big utes they should be able to buy them. Some like Ferraris, some Rangers, some Corollas, some battery cars and others might prefer a pushbike. Keep them all happy. And I definitely don't need any Greenies to tell me what I can buy and drive around in !
SO do you have any semblance of community for the rural community where there is no public transport or the future where i have to tell my numerous Grandchildren we cant go camping anymore because i cant buy a vehicle that will tow a trailer with all their camping gear in it ?@@metricstormtrooper
tell me the huge external costs my Hilux has ?? because that what you people are targeting you dont give a rats arse about anyone else just your own little bubble screw everyone else .@@zen1647
Bring back the station wagon! Such a fantastic and practical family car. My family has a commodore wagon and the back seat is like sitting on a couch. New SUVs are taller and are inherently less safe than wagons. The boot size is so good aswell. Wish Australia still made our own cars😢
The other day we went to the Gold Coast and ventured into Surfers Paradise hoping to get some lunch. If you want to see plastic people driving the latest "have to be seen in this" then that's the place to go. Ram pick up's by the dozen crawling along the esplanade, not going anywhere but checking to see who is looking at them. To this day I have never seen one used in a commercial application, they are pose value only and stuff up parking bays that aren't meant for such a huge tank. Lunch? We gave up and went to the Yatala pie shop. Well at least you could park and there were none of those Ram/Chev/Ford tanks there........probably not trendy enough there and not enough people to see them.
It’s all well and good if you live in the city or near the city and don’t ever venture out away from there, but as someone that lives in the suburbs and heads out often to the country and the outback, a smaller SUV, let alone a small sedan or hatchback simply is not an option. As for your theory about buyers of large utes and American pickup trucks buying them only for the tax break, the purchase price is still in excess of one hundred grand, twice as much as a small to medium sized sedan, so that really is a mute argument. Also, your “emotional support vehicle” comment may be a lot more accurate than you think, my stress levels are much higher when I’m in or close to the cities, and reduce significantly when I venture out to the country or the outback, which would not be able to to with a vehicle you suggest I need. Just my thoughts.
If people physically cant buy smaller cars, higher parking fees don't mean people drive smaller, they just mean whoever collects that money is becoming rich.
As someone who's 187 cm (6'2") in height, and with a tall upper torso. You won't catch me buying a small vehicle as my daily driver. Many of the people whinging on here don't factor in that people's height and body factor into buying a car.
Mate the dutch are statistically significantly taller than us, and they all drive hatchbacks. Even then, station wagons and sedans are great for long people. Giant trucks are clearly way too much.
the american pick-up truck was originally a niche work vehicle for farmers, in short, if you dont own or live in rural australia (i.e., you live in Bondi) you should be paying 10x for registration of that vehicle then when those people buy random farms for this work around, you then make laws that force them to prove they are using their farm vehicle for farming purposes (i.e., you have your ABN/ACN tied to your vehicle, and that business is registered to your primary production licence) then you can force them to stay out of the cities by *NOT* changing infrastructure to suit them, look at american mid-west major cities (Michigan, Ohio, etc) and how awful their urban sprawl is combined with the ridiculous over-consumption of vehicles that do not meet their needs at all that being said, i have a farm, and a hilux, and this would benefit me greatly lol, but ive seen more of those vehicles and its horrible. you mentioned safety, large SUV's are the leading cause of deaths of infants (under-7) and its mostly mom or dad reversing over their children (even with those reverse cameras they arent going to stop every case). tl;dr - nothing will be done, the australian government is too focused on maximising housing prices and rental prices because all the politicans have 3+ investment properties and they need /all/ the money
Just outright ban them for domestic users or tax the hell out of them. Also base the domestic rego costs on vehicles on size & weight. Anything over say a Honda Jazz sized vehicle really is not needed by most people. Ford F150s and Dodge Rams are reat_rd material.
mate i gather you live in an inner city area i guess no f.s given for people in the country ! or families with 5 kids or more try getting them into a Honda Jazz .Maybe consider others circumstances before you make statments like that.
@@arfysealNot that one can actually seat 5 children or more in a Ford f150 or a dodge ram anyway. If anything, a minivan is practically the ONLY solution for families of that size, which is still way more fuel efficient than those big gas guzzlers.
My opinion is simple...... Let people drive what they want, if it's a yank tank or a little car let them drive what ever they want without getting the government involved. The gov will make things way worse Also don't increase car park size to accommodate those larger cars.
"Let people drive what they want, if it's a yank tank or a little car let them drive what ever they want" - absolutely, just so long as they pay the full cost of the harm and risk they inflict on others if they choose an oversized underhandling truck. Its an argument for taxing the bejesus out of these monsters.
seds and hatchbacks are just not as practical for families compared to an SUV at the end of the day while i find it hard to justify the dodge rams and lifted rangers that have less ute space than a commodore but the SUV's are practical and i dont think thye should go anywhere.
It’s the Australian way to ban anything fun or nice, or at very least tax the shit out of it. Then I hear said Australians complain they have no freedom. Beats me 🤷🏽.
These vehicles should be banned from our shores. They're imported, so all the money that goes into these money pits is draining the economy. Taxes are not enough, the sale of them should be prohibited. Existing vehicles should require a different (very expensive) license to drive them.
in my 97 forester, i lowered it cause i wanted to, but now i feel smaller than ever and understand why so many corolla and getz owners feel unsafe driving now
Yeah they need to make laws to make it trickier for just ANYONE or any family set using these vehicles as commonplace. It's proved they can be controlled in essence. Personally I don't like this American infestation with their style of cars creeping in. They already drive on the wrong side of the road haha.
I have yet to see one of these emotional support vehicles tow anything or even look like they have been off road or on a job site. Only see them causing chaos and pissing everyone off down narrow roads and car parks.
Real tradies don't use these American Trucks for work. We use a van. I personally like my tools to be safe,secured and dry.
I have noticed that. I’ve never seen a RAM with even a speck of dirt on them, and more often than not the person driving them has a suit on, not hi vis.
@@paulorocky sometimes rural living people need to drive into the “big city” and yes, even rural living individuals own a suit. Who would’ve thought that’s possible? Some people even wash and clean their vehicles. Whoa.
Most of Ute and giant SUV drivers never have to go off-road and never have to tow heavy stuff. They just buy them to feel 'powerful' on the road.
@@ayushonkar850 that’s the way, tax everything you don’t agree with out of existence. Well done. Welcome to dictatorship.
@ScottiPewPew Trucks and Suvs actually harm people. They take up too much space, cause more pollution and are dangerous for pedestrians. Pedestrians are 2-3 times more likely to die if hit by an suv/truck than a sedan
At a big construction site every tradie drives one of these rangers or similar , none ever carry anything in the tray though. If a tradie turns up with a shit load of tools it’s usually a white van.
Except for plumbers, who carry gas and use a traytop. Utes just don't have enough space.
Whilst the intelligence of drivers is at an all time low.
Bloody oath it is!
The difference in driving pre and post-covid needs to be studied. I swear there is a very noticeable difference between the diving of the common motorist in 2019 and the one now
@jacobsmith3010 I've noticed it too, i think just everything broke people. I know I care a hell of a lot less these days especially on the roads im just over the 24/7 traffic jams even early morning weekends since everyone moved to my state and suburb. Its all buggered up now.
Well said. Drivers in Melbourne are shocking.
I remember when everyone was saying that the Falcon and Commodore were dying because people wanted smaller, fuel efficient vehicles.
Oh how naive we were back then
Falcons and commodores died because there wasn’t a large market for Sedans as they used to be.
Plus They were comparatively expensive and not as reliable as Japanese counterparts. However the Holden commodore probably has a lot more going for it than Ford falcons did.
So the problem was primarily sedan sales decreasing. Same thing occurred for Toyota Camry & aurion, Honda accord, Nissan maxima/Altima etc.
However, there was a market for their performance vehicles though. Only if they could manufacture them for under 60 - 70K whilst still being somewhat practical.
@@COLDoCLINCHER37 I know, I'm just saying that the commentators in the past were wrong.
Funnily enough, we would probably still have a proper automotive industry if we built emotional support vehicles here, because of profitability. At least we still build buses and trains here.
We need to bring back car-based utes like the Falcodore, Brumby and Jumbuck.
People want big cars. Hard to change human behaviour. I agree its ironic. But you look at how cities are losing green spaces in the suburbs. You have huge mcmansions being built with rooms for virtually every activity, despite smaller families. All the blocks are being built on with paving in yards and verges and all trees removed. Then you have 3 places per block to stop sprawl, but it means no green areas or trees anywhere as they maximise housing in suburbs.
Me still owning on 05 falcon
@@Bingos7071 I've got a B-series too. On LPG too, which is still common in Victoria
If these cars are taking up two spaces they should be paying for both of them.
how about when they take up two lanes and try to run you off the road?
would be nice if drivers paid for parking at all to start with
2x0 is still 0
Also double rego insurance and driver ability tests....most would fail on IQ alone.
RAM’s can fit in 1 space. If a RAM can then why charge extra money? They’re in the lines of a parking spot.
I'd definitely favour stricter licensing and increased registration costs given they are heavier and do more damage to the roads.
Don’t increase car park sizes to accommodate these, just outlaw these things, they cause more pedestrian fatalities for a start
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 based on what facts , EV or Hybrids have hit more peds than these things
No need to,outlaw them… just push the oversize parking out of the CBD and shopping precincts. Taxis, trams and Uber can ake you the last km.
This won’t affect commercial users, they can park ‘on site’, or pay extra for a weekly ‘oversized permit’.
Higher rego & insurance is claimable as a tax deduction where relevant.
What a load of crap.
@@garryowen2811mate, you ask for verifiable facts, and some are stated in the video, then make a sweeping statement about EVs without any verifiable facts to back it up. I’m no EV lover, but these massive vehicles are far more of a problem and there’s ample evidence to prove it.
@@jacobwinn2765 he report, published in October 2018, documented alarming findings, including that 35% of the 246 survey respondents had experienced a collision or near-collision with an electric/hybrid vehicle, and that 74% of respondents felt less confident walking and crossing roads because of the introduction of electric/hybrid ..., you want facts , well there you go
It's sad how some people think "We should increase parking spaces!" instead of "Why the hell are we allowing these vehicles in the first place?"
because we live in a free society
I would rather solve the problem of things that are way too large than try to accomodate them, its better for everyone
Same argument reversed, your vehicle is too small, why should we accomodate small vehicles and why should we accomodate special parking for EV’s.
Everyone is so precious these days, zoom out, this is Australia, not Paris!
@@Accretion-Ranch Bigger vehicles take more space, do more damage to the road, and are more harmful to everyone other than their owners. EVs deserve special parking because they pollute less. We should copy cities that are ahead of us. You're the precious one here. Why can't your brain be the size of your ego?
@@Accretion-Ranch Bigger vehicles take more space, do more damage to the road, and are more harmful to everyone other than their owners. EVs deserve special parking because they pollute less. We should copy cities that are ahead of us. You're the precious one here. Why can't your brain be the size of your ego?
I think we should do something like what Japan did with the kei cars. Have incentives in place for smaller, more efficient cars. I honestly find my Corolla to be way too big, especially since most of the time, it's just me in it.
I drive an electric Kei van I imported from Japan, I'd like to see the removal of on street parking like the Japanese do, mostly around my area those trucks and SUVs park in the middle of two spots as well.
It won't happen. The height of people is growing taller, and we are much bigger on average compared to those over in East Asia. No one will buy them apart from short women or below average in height men.
@@distortedsoul27 maybe kei cars are too small. But most people will fit in a corrolla or mazda 3 no problem.
@@jdillon8360 Kei cars are not too small.
Maybe people are too fat?
@@metricstormtrooper yes, let’s all cater to Kei size vehicles. Well done.
Semis and concrete mixers don't fit in car park spaces. Therefore they don't park there. We don't increase the size of the parking space for them.
These things are TRUCKS. They are not CARS. I don't see why the CAR parks should be increased in size, thus increasing the cost of development for everyone, just so that someone who chooses a truck can park it in their apartment building or local shopping centre. Parking anything with a size greater than a standard parking space, less a designated buffer all around (eg 60cm on each side and 20cm on each end, including towballs) for clearance (and door opening), should be illegal to park in car spaces and fines should be imposed. Partially blocking traffic lanes, or taking 2 spaces, is illegal and needs to be enforced.
I think that if you park one of these in a city at all, they should just send a tow truck immediately to have it towed at your expense!
That's true. Trucks have longer wheel bases and are wider. Even some of the medium Isuzus are far bigger.
These things are not trucks. No matter how offensive you find them, no matter how intimidated by them you are. The smallest truck that a car license carrier can drive is wider, longer, and taller than these utes. Not everyone lives in a concrete box in a city jungle, so stop attacking people’s free choices just because it rubs your grain the wrong way. Cyclists on roads are both more hazardous and in danger than anything these vehicles cause. I’m surprised you can survive in Australia with your attitude, given that you don’t enter cardiac arrest every time a truck passes you by, heaven forbid a bus.
@@Accretion-RanchYour 'freedom' to swing your arms ends at my jaw. These Fragile Ego Carriers hurt everyone around them and the drivers should have to pay more appropriately.
@@Accretion-Ranchkei truck is still a truck
I hate these large monstrosities! They don't fit in car parks, they burn a lot of fuel, they reduce visibility at intersections, and they are more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. There should be more laws and regulations around this type of vehicle!
What about a 5.5t tipper Isuzu or Hino? They are actually bigger and wider... then the larger US ones like the 2500. I might buy one.
They're exempt from pedestrian safety rules, pop up headlights were banned for pedestrian safety, and they've got nothing on stupid trucks and SUVs.
@@Dan-rg7jj Go ahead if you have a need for it, but if you're going to drive around the city without tools or passengers, then I suggest a more suited vehicle!
I have a silverado 2500 and it makes me happy that all you broke people winge about them.. makes me smile
@@puffinjuice What is the difference if someone has 1 american truck or 5 cars/utes/suvs that add up the same value as that ram or chevy truck? And they park all 5 on the street and drive a different one each day and don't have full comp insurance on them because there's 5 and they're kinda all cheap (20k-30k ish) and if they crash 1 there's still another 4 while they fix the other..
I like to call them "kiddie crushers".
Why? They aren't causing an increase in deaths in Australia
Is their primary intended purpose
cars dont kill, stupid inattentive drivers do
@@michaelk8574 but when we allow those stupid drivers to drive a massive truck or suv then there's a problem
If kids randomly run across the road, I would zoom out even further than the driver of the vehicle and ask - why was the child there? Where was the parents and correct teaching of road etiquette?
we aussies are cucked by cars. many people would rather pay a $30+ uber to the city then just walk 10 minutes to a train station. that is if for some reason theyre not driving a ute in the city paying $10 parking after paying $2.30 a litre for fuel and paying $11 in tolls there and back
also my 2004 sedan shouldnt be $800 a year in rego while they pay the same. mine and every other smaller car should be way lower
I forgot how cheap fuel is in WA, it was 1.98 for 98 RON the other day
Agree more should walk and get a pushie😅. Save heaps.
Isn’t that how it works in most states? Rego is calculated based on the vehicles weight or engine size?
@@8888k it's based on cylinders I'm pretty sure. A hatchback will still pay as much as a heavy suv
Step 1: remove the generous tax incentives. Step 2: increase the taxes on SUV’s, exemptions for actual and provable business and work with permits renewed annually.
Yep. Even tradies don't need the utes.
@@Low760 A Van makes far more sense for a work vehicle than a Ute
Also, add congestion charging if you drive into the city for work. It particularly works well in Singapore and London. In addition the main reason why LCV’s and SUV’s are leading factor in crash statistics is their size, weight, and height. The main contributor is the higher the height, the centre of gravity of vehicle is lift, and the propensity for the tip or become very unstable is very real. I started seeing that trend 15 years ago when as a Fleet Manager, most of our accidents occurred in dual cab LCV’s.
I disagree with your second point. There are plenty of people with mobility issues, my wife being one, where the height of an SUV is better than trying to lower themselves into a car. A tax would make it harder, especially if they are on DSP etc. We recently went from a Falcon to a Holden Trax, a compact SUV, and it's made a huge difference to her, plus it's easier to put her wheelie walker in the boot. As to your first point, I'm 100% with you.
@@arokh72 exemptions as needs be based on reality. All for it.
This is not helped when certain politicians use the utes as part of their anti emission standards, anti EV, etc bollocks they spout, basically saying that "the govt wants to take away your ute". Losers. As for SUVs, they can be better for people with disabilities and other mobility issues, having a higher loading. As someone who works in community transport taking the elderly and disabled places, and with a partner with a disability, and mobility issues, I see this first hand. Especially in an area with no public transport.
The trend towards bigger cars on the road is, I suspect, self-reinforcing. As more of them appear, drivers of smaller and lower-riding cars feel less safe, and more inclined to buy a bigger, higher-riding car for their next purchase, despite those cars having a worse safety record for their occupants. Monster utes and SUVs are a menace and should be strongly discouraged through taxes, higher charges, higher fines, and other laws. Write to your local MP and let him or her know what you think. They are not worth the death and carnage that they bring.
the amount of jacked up utes i see.
we have a 2002 subaru forester, and these cars make the forester look tiny
A 2002 Forester is just an all wheel drive wagon, useful and safe in slippery situations, it's what Subaru did after that which fuels the butch SUV culture.
@@metricstormtrooper the modern forester has lost its charm, looks like any other SUV, and is probably less capable than the old ones.
Oooh “emotional support vehicle” is good! I’ve been using “Yank Tank” for a while, as well as calling them “man-baby booster seats”. Any other recommendations people?
Side note, these things should never be allowed to pass themselves off as “utes”
Right should be classified as trucks and you need at least a LR truck license.
@@waltercoslovi6404 you do realise how much nonsense that is. Any licensed car driver can go to hertz and rent a truck that is longer, wider, taller, and heavier than these Utes.
@@waltercoslovi6404 Hino box trucks are far bigger than any Ford F150, Dodge Ram or SUV and their a C-class license. LR licensing for them wouldn't make sense
Our government needs to introduce sizing standards. If there's a genuine use for these mini-trucks then they should have a deep enough bed. Ones that just have giant grills with no function (most) should be banned.
Far too many of these archaic outdated oversize vehicles on the roads. Many having one occupant, never going off road . Some being driven by drivers who can't see over the steering wheel.
I’ve heard on a number of forums that the larger vehicles don’t necessarily provide better capacity, so the advantage seems only to be to the car companies and people with small egos.
On the other hand, pulling capacity seems to be the excuse for larger vehicles, but how many people pull loads that can only be handled by these vehicles?
Lastly since many of the vehicles have massive blind spots that necessitate cameras, maybe rules around blind spots need to be brought in?
Not everything about cargo carrying is WEIGHT related. Another factor is SPACE. Then there is COMFORT. Small ego’s don’t play into it - if that’s your argument then you’re just standing outside throwing stones. Well done, on your way then.
People haul/tow large loads routinely. Ever had to tow another vehicle, a tractor, earth moving equipment, boats, caravans? No? Great, keep to the size car you need, are comfortable with, and can afford, and cast not your eye on those that have different needs to yours.
Show me a modern car that doesn’t have cameras? The F-150 has a far better field of view than the Land Rover I owned previously. Just because it’s large (to you), and you probably have never sat in one, let alone driven one it’s ridiculous. There is better view point access in an F-150 than the euro model civic.
Sure, it has cameras, as it should.
Some of these larger vehicles even have PAW systems (pedestrian alarm warning) to alert pedestrians of vehicle prescience. How is that a bad thing? Should we remove reverse buzzers from trucks because they have poor rear visibility??
Meanwhile they make the roads dangerous for pedestrians… both because of the size of the vehicles and thế overconfidence they give aggressive drivers.
Sometimes they literally cant see the pedestrians because of how high they are and the hood slope angle
What a load of crap.
Then the pedestrian should take some self preservation and not walk out in front of them.
Pedestrians should keep to the footpath, not the road. Simple.
should be simple enough to restrict the purchase of utes to businesses with an application process designed to ensure one is required. these cars are simply unnecessary and should not be on the road without legitimate cause.
shouldnt these vehicles be classed as light rigid and require the appropriate licence? if not then the criteria should definitely be adjusted.
It’s very unfortunate that people can’t buy smaller cars anymore even though I prefer them.
Not a just Bikes has also made a great video like this too:
ruclips.net/video/jN7mSXMruEo/видео.htmlsi=tuRA6TcZ9K6LQEah
Toyota are still making and selling huge amounts of small cars mostly hybrids and now ev's
I always find this argument amusing. We have always had large American design Pick up trucks here at one time or another over the years. Ford used to build and assemble the F series trucks here in Australia right up until the very last F150 in 1991. Also they were extensively used amongst the ambulance service and police force. Funny how no one complained back then.
thats totally wrong @@gw3k
Exactly this. Even the larger F250s were sold here in the 00s but no one batted an eye.
Though back then, it seems more people bought them for an actual purpose.
And Holden manufactured the Chevrolet C series pick-ups in 1970s. And the Suburban was available for a while too. Might be that most of the commenters weren't around then, so they think these vehicles never existed here before.
@@railtrolley Also not to mention in the 1960s there was the full size Ford LTD Galaxy, Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Phoenix, AMC Rambler and more that were sold in Australia
I reckon the financial incentives should be limited to corporate entities that purchase those types of vehicles while holding an ABN for tradie related industries. They should also decrease parking lot sizes and fine oversize vehicles for parking in high thoroughfare areas that aren't undergoing construction work.
Try driving an MX-5. My car doesn’t even come up to the top of their doors. They literally can’t see me.
People keep buying bigger because in a small car you can’t see 💩 get rid of SUV and 4wds must be used for 4wding
The amount of prado, kluger and land cruiser owners who get upset when i indicate and merge in front of them with at least a car length, usually driven by the wives, is amazing. Like they can't see my 5m long Commodore wagons indicator.
They probably can't, those things have godawful visibility
It amazes me that people still don't realise you must give way to the vehicle in front of you.
These are so dangerous in Melbourne in particular where everyone thinks they're a goddamn F1 driver. I'm in favour of outright banning them to be honest, you cannot convince me there is a genuine need in any industry for these monstrosities.
"We should increase the size of parking spaces to accommodate shitty SUVs."
No.
You should legally demand SUVs fit into standard parking spaces.
should be a law against shopping centres and companies making the parking spaces smaller just to get more cars in.Even in an old ford Falcon your are struggling to get in some carparks these days .
@@arfyseal You are why kids these days can't go outside. Because YOU turned all their parks into parking lots.
@@shingshongshamalama The troll is strong in you it seems .
Like the old days! There needs to be an import tariff on anything larger or heavier than an Aussie commodore.
The laws and regulations changed so that if these 1 tonnes vehicle do not get business use then they shouldn’t be getting business tax incentives.
Tell standards Australia to shut up. We don’t need larger lanes or parking spaces. The size they are right now is just right.
There is car dealer in Penrith (Sydney) that sells several makes, including Dodge. A few years ago, they took out a half-page ad in the local paper showing a Ram parked in a parking space outside the showroom and the caption read "They will fit in a standard parking space". The Ram was around 6" inside the lines on both sides so yes, it fitted in but if there was another one in the next space (and as the dealer in the business of selling them, they want one in EVERY parking space), how would you open the doors? Also, why would you reward a company (Ford, Chevy, Dodge) that doesn't make a vehicle for your market by buying something from them that must have an additional $50,000 spent on it when it arrives here?
For purchasing there should be a levy on utes and SUVs with a small business tax claim available for demonstrated commercial use. And taxes like stamp duties and luxury car taxes should be indexed to vehicle size.
Commercial vehicles and large SUVs should probably require a special class of drivers licence too. Something to account for the higher risk associated with their use.
Electric vehicle rebates should extend to ebikes.
And of course we need to incentivise public and active transport. Ambitious, paradigm shifting projects, that aren’t just functional but enticing enough to drag people from the car-by-default mindset. For example the Connecting SEQ 2031 vision published in 2011 proposed a Brisbane Subway, which has been quietly shelved in the intervening 13 years. But Brisbane should be using the Olympics as motivation to reinvigorate that idea. Not just a single line but one line as the first of a 4 or 5 line network. A genuine high quality MRT is what we need to break the car mindset in the first place. Sadly both parties that can form state government here are either unambitious or actively hostile to increasing public transit spending.
@apeonabike there also should be a levy or a tax on stupidity.
I will stick with my 2014 Hyundai, Elanta. A large, expensive and ugly ute or SUV is definately not part of my family's future.
I have never felt more embarrassed to be Australian when I see everyone driving around in massive cars. It's not our fault, its basically the only type of vehicle you can buy in AUS now
But that is due to market pressure - smaller cars are available in countries where there is a good market for small cars.
Oh no, big car in an absolutely huge country... what will we ever do??
People buying cars they want, dealers in turn supplying the ones that are popular... Shock horror.
@@JC-zg4xemost ppl live in cities. Cities with congestion, housing shortages, limited greenery, limited bike lanes.
Get a massive vehicle - ok. Just get a massive fee to bring it into a city.
@@blake-gl4wn Glad I don’t live in one hahaha
Bigger parking should be prioritized. We've had years to accomondate SUVs and Trucks. Most "utes" don't even fit in most car parks for a start. Only BCC in QLD has bigger parking spaces well ahead of every other City council. Trucks like Patrol or Land Cruiser have been around for years and share similar size to the US pickups such as the 1500. Think you have missed that pickup utes like Ranger or Hilux are around more and would be a fair comparison since Ford or Holden don't make those sedan utes anymore.
Whats more of a problem is chinese tanks filling the road. Destined for the scrap yard in a mere few years..
The Holden commodore ute you show
Isn’t a vf it’s a VE HSV Maloo E3. They look similar but aren’t the same
I grew up on Tasmania's NW coast and now live in Melbourne.
If I had my way, these would be banned in urban areas. A special licence would be required for these vehichles, which would stipulate that these vehichles would not be allowed in built up areas. That they be restricted to rural work sites only (as they are unsuited to deliveries).
No need for "a special licence". Just classify them as trucks (which they are) requiring an LR (ie truck) licence to drive.
make rego free for small cars. We dont need more tax in this country.
Increase rego for the bigger and decrease for the smaller. Bigger cars will have bigger impact on the road
@@michaelvanlith4333yep, bigger cars cause more road damage
@@michaelvanlith4333 nar to much tax already. just cut tax for small cars.
@@garthf9609 yep they also dont pay fuel tax there regos need to go up to reflect that. problem in labor needs ev's as system storage to make there delusional renewable plan even remotely economical instead of going nuclear.
@@garthf9609 considering the most popular ev models are the standard range model 3 which is the same weight as a BMW 3 series and the model y which is less than the BMW x5 do you feel silly yet ? bUt eVs ArE sO mUCh HeAviER tHeY ArE 4 TONS hEAviER LIKE WHAT lmao the even the camry is 1665KG the model 3 rwd is 1762 if you want to compare it to a cheaper car
I think the false belief that people that but these vehicles are tradies that vote Labor is preventing any serious legislation to control the massive influx of these vehicles.
There is a very big bogan component of the Labor party though - that can't be denied...
Emotional support vehicle is the right name. Just see how emotional owners of such vehicles get whenever anyone suggests that they should pay higher fees for parking, registration, taxes, etc. Also interesting how everyone complains about high-fuel prices, yet most people refuse to buy a small, fuel-efficient car.
Take the Denni ute muster as a point of reference, 15 years ago it was mostly two door utes. Now it's all crew cab trucks. Tradies like the crew cab because it can do both work and family duty, there's no denying their logic. The trays are smaller, but having extra seats is useful. Youll find most crew cab utes however are full of tools and equipment in the back seat, not children, why you ask? Better resale value, more people will want to buy a crew cab, so people also buy them just for resale purposes. Its kinda like a bath in a house, you rarely use it, but it's "good to have". Same logic
The American ute fixes both these issues, they tray is huge, cabin is luxurious, and they can tow huge loads. I think if most tradies are honest though, they would rarely use the full capacity of the truck and for about half the cost get a "real" Hino truck which has far better utility, but doesn't have the "cool factor", so guess what they choose ;-)
For reference, i drive a 2023 Japanese Hijet, a tiny k-truck, so i dont really have a horse in this race, but most my mates are triadies so im fairly up to date with the logic behind these trucks.
If the American trucks were cheaper, I guarantee they would outsell every other "ute". Tradies wouldn't give a rats about other road users, neither did all the suburban SUV drivers when they had a chance to buy a smaller car, neither did the Land Rover Discovery drivers in Kew for just dropping off their kids.
It's all the same logic
The size of them alone is bad. Not to mention that these cars are classified as ‘light trucks,’ meaning they're not subject to the same fuel and safety standards. This makes them worse for the environment and allows them to have a stiffer and heavier chassis, which, rather than crumpling in a crash, acts more like a battering ram, making it worse for everyone involved.
With you comments, about 'tax breaks' for dual cab utes, You might also be interested looking into the 'toll' classifications of smaller vehicles on our toll roads!...... I love the 'ESV' (Emotional Support vehicles) classification of thse huge American utes!.......
I would have to check what they are now, but I was really shocked when I found out a dual cab ute gets 'commercial tolls' & a tradie van, Hiace, VW transporter type size, gets car classification!.... If it was weight issue as suggested to me at the time when I spoke with someone from the toll operator ......A Range Rover gets 'car '& a Hilux ute gets 'commercial rates'. I am guessing the Rangie is much heavier than the Hilux.... I have always thought this classification was very specific & in the same commercial 'tone' as the airport wants to protects its car parking, over the train. unfair especially for the tradie who gets a dual cab so he can safely use it to carry the kids, I just couldn't see the justification.... Marcus
I work in a delivery van, and I have seen more and more average residential area roads reduced to one way traffic only, simply because the space on the road is reduced to a single lane width by over-sized SUVs parked on both sides. Cars travelling one way have to stop completely to allow the cars coming from the other direction to pass.
If nothing changes, I predict the eventual total gridlock of cities, from major arterial roads right down to small residential streets, and eventually the total breakdown of our cities' ability to economically function.
If our roads were our arteries, SUVs would be the plaque.
Love your work! Would love for you to do a video or two on bike / active transport in AUD
If a car being imported into Australia doesn't fit in our roads or in our parking spaces, then it shouldn't pass the Australian standards and should be banned from import
Average emission regulation will have an effect (assuming anyone who needs the emotional support from a super-ute wouldn't be able to cope with an EV).
But there is also a factor for parking spaces that even small cars are getting wider because of electrics and airbags etc.
When I still lived in regional Victoria, I remember being at an intersection and my Ford Falcon station wagon was the second smallest vehicle there. The only smaller vehicle was a hatchback. That's bonkers. Now I am in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne and my car is currently one of the biggest cars in my area. I don't use it for shopping or commuting. It's for driving in areas of regional Victoria that aren't accessible by public transport.
Although I don't think we'll be able to stop the growing prevalence of these monstrosities, hopefully the arrival of self-driving versions will reduce the amount of stunting, speeding, and generally aggressive driving done by their drivers.
Multiple actions need to be taken in my opinion. As others have stated, get rid of the subsidy or require evidence for it. Increase the taxes on larger vehicles. And this one, I think we need to implement would dramatically take a lot of arrogant drivers off the roads, would be mandating a driving test each time a person's license expires, maximum of 5 years held. This way, people who think they know everything can be put in their place, make them more conscientious when it comes to driving.
Love this episode! What about if we imported the Ford F-150 Lightning. Would that change options?
Great Video.
Yes this is another example of the insidious creeping influence of the US over the rest of the world. They have very low fuel taxes, which encourages larger and hungry vehicles which the Chinese & Japanese build to suit that big market and we then all get the same pointless monsters. Increasing fuel taxes in the US would discourage these kinds of vehicles and would fund the urgent investment in their woefully decrepit infrastructure.
The push towards "light trucks" actually came from a regulation from the US government to have more fuel efficient vehicles on the road. In 1975, the US government mandated that all new vehicles sold after 1985 would have to be about twice as fuel efficient as they were at the time. That fuel efficiency requirement has only increased since then. BUT, there was one huge exception put in place to assist farmers and small businesses - light trucks were not included in the regulations. So instead of focusing on selling smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles, the big manufacturers changed over to selling more light trucks (which includes SUVs). Australia enacted similar legislation, with a similar exception, and shockingly enough we're seeing similar results.
In the age of climate change, buying smaller cars needs to be incentivised. (Edit: ik the best car is no car...)
Or maybe improve public transport and urban planning so the use of cars decreases
@@Alastair_Adanahow about both? We can do both at the same time.
@Alastair_Adana you know, both is possible. I'm absolutely in support in better and more frequent PT
In the age of climate change, car-free options need to be incentivised.
@@jacobwinn2765 Yeah both is good. But still on public transport, there is a real need to make sure that option is actually attractive and not just for the sake of it.
We already built our cities to be heavy in suburbs, so sadly public transport will just need more funding so we have the frequency, infrastructure and stops or stations around needs to have transport oriented development around it to be self sustainable, even just small, no need to build a mini CBD around those.
All while we incentive smaller and more efficient cars even non-electric ones. So manufacturers will also encourage to sell and build more non-SUV and big Ute's for usual commuters. Trades and people who really need those can still buy those, we just need to make those type of vehicles not too attractive for regular commuting car that it feels like it's an "need" to have one and because everybody drives it.
These bad trend of bigger cars is seriously inappropriate for current climate and economic crisis we have. We are thinking backwards.
They wanna tax us more with out normal size ute they should be taxing twice as much for the big american size utes
Your normal sized ranger is 5.3m Iong. It's long. And it's not a car, it's a commercial vehicle and should be used as that, not a pose mobile.
I see some Asimov books on the shelf and Dune, I think. What's the book with the autumn leaf on the black cover?
It’s one of the books from the Wheel of time series
@@City-Moose Oh right... I'll have to get into those some time. Thanks.
Can we stop with SUVs as well?
Heck a civic from the mid 90s is 10cm narrower compared to todays civic.
It was also 400kg lighter.
The current Corolla is bigger than the Crown of the 1960s, which was Toyota's then full size family sedan. Like the Civic, they have grown way beyond the vehicle they started out as. Almost dishonest to keep the same model name.
think it should just be a basic license thats inbetween like if your vehicle by itself weighs more than 2.4 ton than you either need a different license or it should be considered a commercial vehicle where you pay for expensive tolls and pay more for rego
honestly i do hope that some of our laws change cause while i use a ute as a daily car its a small single cab tf rodeo which is smaller than a new camry yeah sure i dont need a ute all the time but its really nice being able to throw a swag on the back and go camping without needing a trailer or large vehicle.
the other thing i think is stupid is rego priced being based on how many cylinders your car has cause again we'll use my 1992 holden rodeo for this it has the 4ze1 engine which is a 4 cylinder yet the v6 engine which makes the same power costs more to rego. A brand new 3 cylinder turbocharged yaris makes the same power as an old v8 commodore yet the commodore has to pay $1000 as the yaris is only $400, yet both cars are 5 seaters and therefore can substitute for each other
What's wrong with just requiring an LR (truck) licence for anything over 2.4t? Seems simple commonsense to me.
If you need a work vehicle, get a van. They should put tax breaks on vans and ban the importing of all SUVs. Might seem a bit extreme but tell them to get over themselves.
These vehicles are awesome. This is what happens in a free market, not a dictatorship.
I know. My neighbour just bought a Boeing 767 and drives it to work.
People complain. But I say, we have freedom in Australia. The road is wide enough. Who cares if it’s inconvenient for other drivers.
Who pays for the roads? Who's tax money subsidizes and incentivizes these cars? Doesn't sound like a free market to me
wrt to the 'Yank Tank' utes. Just classify them as trucks. I mean trucks come at between 2.4- 2.5 mtr wide, so not a lot of difference. Then there is the weight of these things, which is pushing into truck territory.
Perhaps even go as far as licensing them as such. Have a MR license myself, so am accustomed to driving larger dimensioned, and heavier vehicles. They sure as aint a small hatchback!
Higher ground clearance = more tendancy to roll over. Simple physics. Those that feel you are safer in say a large SUV etc... the stats dont seem to support this.
There is no ute produced any more, leaving people to purchase either light truck or those American trucks. As Australians crave to be just like Americans, the push to buy oversized vehicles is a natural occurance.
I have long been in favour of amending our driver licencing so there are new classifications requiring training; ie towing caravans, large mobile homes and these American trucks which should come with a more expensive registration fee based on their size and fuel consumption.
Some people do need them such as for work and for towing boats.
Thanks for Video. I subscribe and enjoy your work.
I have a Toyota 200 Landcruiser. Why? We have a Caravan and the Cruiser is one of the best in terms of towing. I switched out of an 80 Series Cruiser as the 200 is more capable for towing
I have a caravan and tow it with a 2 litre Peugeot 307 diesel, I used to tow our 1955 Carapark with a 1600 VW split window Kombi, I'm just hoping the diesel price shots up even further, that will sort out the wants from the needs.
And you definitely need a 200 series landcruiser for the once every two years you go and use your caravan. Yep....
I remember when the humble family sedan used to tow a caravan.
Europeans use cars to tow vans. BTW so did we until marketing made it allegedly impossible.
@@Low760 Hey champ. No, we head out regularly every 6-8 weeks. The Cruiser is also a capable vehicle for doing long haul stuff like 700km per day on the blacktop as well as dirt roads
"" pretty hard to buy a new small Car""? Rubbish, there are plenty of New Car options in the small and medium Size [Yaris, Corolla, I30, Kona etc etc]
Yeah but some gold-chain-wearing blokes need them to tow a jet ski!
Add a new vehicle license class for all vehicles over two tons kerb weight. Or disallow tax deductions for this type of monster truck.
We should be applying a "big vehicle tax" for those who can't show proof their large vehicles are or aren't for work usage.
You should take that Aussie username off because your comment is very unAustralian
I feel this is a very subjective review of these vehicles and is quite biased in the critique. For context I have a small/medium vehicle and don't have any need for one of these cars but it doesn't in any way make them illegal or that we should attack people who want one. Some points I have with your arguments.
1. You compare a Holden ute as "the kinds of utes we are used to seeing on Australian roads" - This may have been correct 10 years ago but definitely not so now. It is far more reasonable to compare them to a Hilux or Ranger sized vehicle and your comparison in size increase would be greatly diminished.
2. Under why you claim its a tax break for cars that carry more than 1 ton of cargo. The problem here is the vast majority of these vehicles (150/1500 series) only carry around 750-800kg which includes vehicle occupants. Also if you look at weight, EVs usually also weigh a lot and the current car of the year, Kia EV9, weighs more than these large American Trucks. You also fail to mention the very large tax incentives to buy an EV over these vehicles which should be disclosed to demonstrate what the government is doing to try to encourage purchases in other areas.
You also say small cars are increasingly hard to get but fail to mention that the Hyundia i30 and Toyota Corolla remain very popular cars in volume of sales and definitely not hard to buy.
I feel under the why component you should also address the difference in the Australian market vs most world markets as a whole being the much larger distances most Australian's have to travel and the lack of public transport infrastructure in many areas. The situation here is definitely a unique one and Australian's often pick vehicles with this in mind.
3. Under safety issues you site that people not in these vehicles are at increased risk of injury but then claim that people in larger cars feel safer (which you just gave evidence is true). Further you claim that statical evidence varies but one point of evidence they are more dangerous is from a 2003 report in the US. A 21 year old report from a different car market isn't good evidence to support this argument and if you do with to remain unbiased, you should also provide some of the alternative arguments you claim exist. Honestly this part feels like you have an opinion and are just searching for evidence that may support it even if it isn't the best.
4. Parking fees - I appreciate you opinion, I'm not sure that just increasing fees is the right way. I would suggest that any where the nose or rear to kerb has to fit inside a measured line. If they stick out they can't park there or they will be fined.
5. You do state some people do have good use for these vehicles but don't really address they fact they do have a genuine case for usage. Covid statistically saw an enormous increase in caravan ownership and the need to tow. These American vehicles do this far better than any previously available SUVs or utes on the market which all cap at 3500kg. The US vehicles are rated at 4500kg and their wheelbase genuinely makes towing a 3T van or boat much, much safer for all. They also provide a much more comfortable way for a family to travel long distances.
Sorry if this seems a lot but I felt your arguments on this video felt very one-sided and lacked good evidence. I know many people in the city would understandably prefer not to see them on cramped roads but I think we should also discuss things as often as possible without bias and based on evidence. We should also consider that we're somewhat a free country and if people want to purchase something for enjoyment, we shouldn't call to make it illegal or ban without good reason. Every rule and law we make impacts someone's right to choose so if we make them lets make sure its for the best purpose.
I've really been enjoying your videos on public transport so thanks so much for them and I'm looking forward to more in future!
I would like to see some incentives for small cars, registration would be a good place to start. Registering and insuring my mazda 2 isn't so much less than my 4WD ute, which is a work vehicle. I drive the ute as little as possible as I consider it to be a dangerous vehicle. When I got it (2010 model) I thought it was big, but even it seems small compared to the current models.Why we follow American trends I really do not understand - they have a vehicle industry to prop up. We just have stupidity.
So many people just don’t get it.
The push to tow legally within the weight limits necessitate such vehicles.
Plus it is wrong to claim people buy yank tanks to benefit by having a1 ton payload as most “1500” yank tanks are less than 1 ton capacity.
Are you going to ban delivery trucks & vans also (they are just as big).
Also if you travel long distance with adult passengers in comfort these vehicles are the perfect answer.
I will hang on to my large cars with the same vigour as my rifle and my belief we should have free speech and the right to drive a safe & legal vehicle.
I had to fold back the mirrors on both large pick up trucks to squeeze my large delivery truck through the gap. Literally a few centimetres gap. A few weeks ago in inner south eastern Melbourne. I have had times where I have had to back the truck up someone's driveway to turn back because some drivers can't park close to the curb.
I personally don't like them because I drive on lots of bush tracks and they are just to wide for that. But I think if someone likes such big utes they should be
able to buy them. Some like Ferraris, some Rangers, some Corollas, some battery cars and others might prefer a pushbike. Keep them all happy. And I definitely
don't need any Greenies to tell me what I can buy and drive around in !
It's not the greenies telling you what you should drive, it's people with some semblance of community and regard for their children's future.
SO do you have any semblance of community for the rural community where there is no public transport or the future where i have to tell my numerous Grandchildren we cant go camping anymore because i cant buy a vehicle that will tow a trailer with all their camping gear in it ?@@metricstormtrooper
@@arfysealWhat a load of crap.
These trucks have huge external costs which the drivers expect the rest of society to pay instead of themselves.
tell me the huge external costs my Hilux has ?? because that what you people are targeting you dont give a rats arse about anyone else just your own little bubble screw everyone else .@@zen1647
Bring back the station wagon! Such a fantastic and practical family car. My family has a commodore wagon and the back seat is like sitting on a couch. New SUVs are taller and are inherently less safe than wagons. The boot size is so good aswell. Wish Australia still made our own cars😢
The other day we went to the Gold Coast and ventured into Surfers Paradise hoping to get some lunch. If you want to see plastic people driving the latest "have to be seen in this" then that's the place to go. Ram pick up's by the dozen crawling along the esplanade, not going anywhere but checking to see who is looking at them. To this day I have never seen one used in a commercial application, they are pose value only and stuff up parking bays that aren't meant for such a huge tank. Lunch? We gave up and went to the Yatala pie shop. Well at least you could park and there were none of those Ram/Chev/Ford tanks there........probably not trendy enough there and not enough people to see them.
It’s all well and good if you live in the city or near the city and don’t ever venture out away from there, but as someone that lives in the suburbs and heads out often to the country and the outback, a smaller SUV, let alone a small sedan or hatchback simply is not an option. As for your theory about buyers of large utes and American pickup trucks buying them only for the tax break, the purchase price is still in excess of one hundred grand, twice as much as a small to medium sized sedan, so that really is a mute argument. Also, your “emotional support vehicle” comment may be a lot more accurate than you think, my stress levels are much higher when I’m in or close to the cities, and reduce significantly when I venture out to the country or the outback, which would not be able to to with a vehicle you suggest I need.
Just my thoughts.
If people physically cant buy smaller cars, higher parking fees don't mean people drive smaller, they just mean whoever collects that money is becoming rich.
This is a natural progression as Australians are just mini-me Seppos.
Pay 80k+ for a Ranger, Hilux et al, or for a bit more- buy something bigger, better equipped in every department?
I'll take a Ram or F Truck
The problem with those trucks is that they catch fire.....
I thought it was just my imagination that I keep seeing bigger and bigger utes & 4WD's over the last few years ! I try to never park near them
As someone who's 187 cm (6'2") in height, and with a tall upper torso. You won't catch me buying a small vehicle as my daily driver. Many of the people whinging on here don't factor in that people's height and body factor into buying a car.
Mate the dutch are statistically significantly taller than us, and they all drive hatchbacks. Even then, station wagons and sedans are great for long people. Giant trucks are clearly way too much.
the american pick-up truck was originally a niche work vehicle for farmers, in short, if you dont own or live in rural australia (i.e., you live in Bondi) you should be paying 10x for registration of that vehicle
then when those people buy random farms for this work around, you then make laws that force them to prove they are using their farm vehicle for farming purposes (i.e., you have your ABN/ACN tied to your vehicle, and that business is registered to your primary production licence)
then you can force them to stay out of the cities by *NOT* changing infrastructure to suit them, look at american mid-west major cities (Michigan, Ohio, etc) and how awful their urban sprawl is combined with the ridiculous over-consumption of vehicles that do not meet their needs at all
that being said, i have a farm, and a hilux, and this would benefit me greatly lol, but ive seen more of those vehicles and its horrible.
you mentioned safety, large SUV's are the leading cause of deaths of infants (under-7) and its mostly mom or dad reversing over their children (even with those reverse cameras they arent going to stop every case).
tl;dr - nothing will be done, the australian government is too focused on maximising housing prices and rental prices because all the politicans have 3+ investment properties and they need /all/ the money
Just outright ban them for domestic users or tax the hell out of them. Also base the domestic rego costs on vehicles on size & weight. Anything over say a Honda Jazz sized vehicle really is not needed by most people. Ford F150s and Dodge Rams are reat_rd material.
mate i gather you live in an inner city area i guess no f.s given for people in the country ! or families with 5 kids or more try getting them into a Honda Jazz .Maybe consider others circumstances before you make statments like that.
@@arfysealNot that one can actually seat 5 children or more in a Ford f150 or a dodge ram anyway. If anything, a minivan is practically the ONLY solution for families of that size, which is still way more fuel efficient than those big gas guzzlers.
My opinion is simple...... Let people drive what they want, if it's a yank tank or a little car let them drive what ever they want without getting the government involved.
The gov will make things way worse
Also don't increase car park size to accommodate those larger cars.
"Let people drive what they want, if it's a yank tank or a little car let them drive what ever they want" - absolutely, just so long as they pay the full cost of the harm and risk they inflict on others if they choose an oversized underhandling truck. Its an argument for taxing the bejesus out of these monsters.
seds and hatchbacks are just not as practical for families compared to an SUV at the end of the day while i find it hard to justify the dodge rams and lifted rangers that have less ute space than a commodore but the SUV's are practical and i dont think thye should go anywhere.
It’s the Australian way to ban anything fun or nice, or at very least tax the shit out of it. Then I hear said Australians complain they have no freedom. Beats me 🤷🏽.
Let them have the freedom to buy it but suffer the consequences of ownership.
This is a free country. We can drive what we want with in law .Do not turn this country into a dictateship.Lives were lost to keep this country free
Freedom? Who pays for the roads? Who's tax money subsidizes large vehicles? Get a grip
Utes are part of the reason i can't get a full size low riding wagon. But boomers hips can't get themselves into a lower car.
There should also be a new drivers license class for these tanks.
why? you can rent and drive a 3tn Pantech with a Car Licence
@@michaelk8574because people like you don't want to drive them.
@@michaelk8574thats a seperate issue that also needs attention not an argument.
I’d rather drive a Ute than a yank tank.
These vehicles should be banned from our shores. They're imported, so all the money that goes into these money pits is draining the economy. Taxes are not enough, the sale of them should be prohibited. Existing vehicles should require a different (very expensive) license to drive them.
Commercial vehicles have two seats.
LOVE MY ISUZU 2010 300 NPS 75 4X4 6M X 2M
in my 97 forester, i lowered it cause i wanted to, but now i feel smaller than ever and understand why so many corolla and getz owners feel unsafe driving now
Only a problem for those who don't like them..
Yeah they need to make laws to make it trickier for just ANYONE or any family set using these vehicles as commonplace.
It's proved they can be controlled in essence.
Personally I don't like this American infestation with their style of cars creeping in.
They already drive on the wrong side of the road haha.
There to tow Caravans and boats maybe you should do a video on the Caravans and apply the same points
I have yet to see one of these emotional support vehicles tow anything or even look like they have been off road or on a job site. Only see them causing chaos and pissing everyone off down narrow roads and car parks.