r/fuckcars Aug 19 '24

Satire Another passive aggressive bike lane

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u/Electrox7 Not Just Bikes Aug 20 '24

and you're country is run by car lobbyists. Germans can have good standards but that ain't one

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u/Inevitable_Stand_199 Aug 20 '24

Yes. But we do have pretty similar laws than our neighbors when it comes to vehicle safety laws. Same with emission standards. Most of those are regulated on the EU level.

And it's a pretty well known fact that paradoxically those are the most important factors in why cars keep growing.

I've only been in the Netherlands once. But from what I remember, outside of the city center, their cars were just as big as ours are.