The ‘kei’ cars and trucks are growing in popularity in the U.S. But many states have explicitly banned them in recent years. A bill at the statehouse would allow them on Colorado roads.
But yeah I wouldn’t want to be on the freeway in either a cybertruck or a kei truck.
Why not? Because everyone else is in a truck so large they wouldn’t be able to see you?
Not a problem here in Europe. Wiki says they can do 120 ungoverned. Seems fine enough. Large commercial trucks, as in “semis” to Americans, but even the smaller Large Heavy Goods vehicles, as in lorries in Britain, aren’t allowed to do more than 80km/h on the freeway. I’m sure the Kei trucks can do that even when encumbered.
That reminds me of a time when a girl I had as a passenger on my 125cc bike as a 16 year old. I was going downhill, behind a full semi. I was annoyed at how slow they are. I started passing on the downhill. Unfortunately, after the downhill, there’s a small bend with trees and you can’t see behind it.
So after I had started accelerating (125cc’s with 2 people aren’t that powerful although mine was the 2nd fastest in town) I saw another full semi coming towards us.
I had to make a split-second decision. To either brake, which would’ve been dangerous, because I would’ve needed to brake so hard as to almost lose control, or, hit it, and hope we make it.
I decided on the latter. We made it so that if she had had he arms spread out, she could’ve prolly touched the mirrors of both those semis at the same time.
When we got to the town centre, some 1.5km after that, she jumped off and started beating me silly.
So I take it you’re not into adrenaline-inducing activities?
I only wish I wasn’t. Like literally an hour ago I changed a dressing on my elbow because of the operation to remove the junk from it after the first operation, and I’m sitting here with my sides hurting from the crashes I had last year on my ebike.
Although to be fair had I had an actual motorbike, I wouldn’t have been drunk on it, so I’d have spared my ribs.
Why not? Because everyone else is in a truck so large they wouldn’t be able to see you?
Not a problem here in Europe. Wiki says they can do 120 ungoverned. Seems fine enough. Large commercial trucks, as in “semis” to Americans, but even the smaller Large Heavy Goods vehicles, as in lorries in Britain, aren’t allowed to do more than 80km/h on the freeway. I’m sure the Kei trucks can do that even when encumbered.
The other huge vehicles are a factor, but you’re fine doing 120 without airbags?
I was born in the 80’s and got my motorcycle licence before my car licence. What you do think?
That’s a fair point, though personally I wouldn’t want to drive a motorcycle among trucks on the freeway either.
That reminds me of a time when a girl I had as a passenger on my 125cc bike as a 16 year old. I was going downhill, behind a full semi. I was annoyed at how slow they are. I started passing on the downhill. Unfortunately, after the downhill, there’s a small bend with trees and you can’t see behind it.
So after I had started accelerating (125cc’s with 2 people aren’t that powerful although mine was the 2nd fastest in town) I saw another full semi coming towards us.
I had to make a split-second decision. To either brake, which would’ve been dangerous, because I would’ve needed to brake so hard as to almost lose control, or, hit it, and hope we make it.
I decided on the latter. We made it so that if she had had he arms spread out, she could’ve prolly touched the mirrors of both those semis at the same time.
When we got to the town centre, some 1.5km after that, she jumped off and started beating me silly.
Ah, adrenaline, how I miss you so.
Our differences make the world a more beautiful place
Differences?
So I take it you’re not into adrenaline-inducing activities?
I only wish I wasn’t. Like literally an hour ago I changed a dressing on my elbow because of the operation to remove the junk from it after the first operation, and I’m sitting here with my sides hurting from the crashes I had last year on my ebike.
Although to be fair had I had an actual motorbike, I wouldn’t have been drunk on it, so I’d have spared my ribs.