Honestly this is absurd. These death machines shouldn’t be legal in europe. That thing doesn’t even fit in the parking space, even though the parking lot has the biggest spaces in the whole city. The Golf Polo is so small in comparison, it could even hide in front of the engine hood of the truck.

EDIT: It’s a Polo and not a Golf, I don’t know my cars, sorry for that!

    • Guilvareux@feddit.ukEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Might just be my experience but in the UK at least, it’s almost exclusively women who drive cars like this. Men more commonly drive vans and super large vehicles to be fair, but specifically larger than necessary, non-tradesman style cars (Land Rovers, very clean, empty pick-ups etc.)

      • LUHG@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yeh because they want to feel safe. All it is. And it’s not safer at all.

        • stebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          I’m sure it’s safer for them, but not for the kid they’ll accidentally run over because they simply couldn’t see it.

            • stebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              By safe I meant they won’t be the ones killed in an accident. They won’t feel the impact cuz their car just keeps going.

      • Redscare867@lemmy.mlEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        I could comfortably fit two car seats in my Prius. You’re delusional if you think the truck is required for that.

          • biddy@feddit.nlEnglish
            6·
            1 year ago

            Why would interior space affect the comfort of a small kid in a rear facing carseat? It’s not like they care about the legroom.

          • Redscare867@lemmy.mlEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            I wasn’t comparing a midsized to a compact, I was pointing out that you’re full of shit for thinking that only massive SUVs can fit two car seats, because you absolutely are. Have you been inside a Prius? It’s just as long as a RAV4. The main loss of interior space is in the headroom. Not sure if you realize, but children in car seats don’t need that headroom. Not that most people do. I’m 6 feet tall and I fit in the backseat with a comfortable amount of headroom and legroom. Plenty of space for two car seats to fit comfortably.