The comparative size of cars

[TheDoctor]

And they're dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists, ridiculously oversized, not type approved in the UK / EU and absolute garbage on any level...

 

[fossyant]

And they're dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists, ridiculously oversized, not type approved in the UK / EU and absolute garbage on any level...

I doubt they would ever get approval. No pedestrian safe impact zones on them. Too many sharp corners.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yet the British Society of Architects says this is a nonsense

The same bunch that came up with designing stuff with aerated concrete and non fire resistant tower block cladding

 

[Gunk]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0lldd30xlo

The first Tesla Cyber Truck has been taken off the road in the UK.
They are not deemed road legal here.

I don’t understand this, there are loads of non-Uk supplied imports on the road, why specifically was this stopped?

Perhaps it was a trivial issue such as lighting/red indicators

 

[Beebo]

I don’t understand this, there are loads of non-Uk supplied imports on the road, why specifically was this stopped?

Perhaps it was a trivial issue such as lighting/red indicators

I suspect it lack the necessary bumpers and crumple zones.

 

[Alex321]

I don’t understand this, there are loads of non-Uk supplied imports on the road, why specifically was this stopped?

Perhaps it was a trivial issue such as lighting/red indicators

I don't think they have even applied for type approval for it yet, and that is required before it can be road-legal in the UK, apart from one-off vehicles.

Whether it could get type approval, given the shape and design is questionable at best (which may be why they haven't applied).

 

[Gunk]

I don't think they have even applied for type approval for it yet, and that is required before it can be road-legal in the UK, apart from one-off vehicles.

Whether it could get type approval, given the shape and design is questionable at best (which may be why they haven't applied).

I’ve read a bit more about and it looks as if the sharp edges and corners are the problem. My problem is that looks like a piece of shite and is built by a company owned by a wannabe fascist dictator

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Apart from anything else, they're far too ugly to be seen on our roads.

Makes the Allegro look good

 

[Conrad_K]

Back in those days, the salesmen used to tell me you don't need air con because the car has a sunroof and I always used to think what an unusual view that was.

Um. Whatever demented soul who ordered the truck I now own specified "sunroof." Nice glass panel, electrically operated.

It leaks when it rains, and it's a freakin' solar cooker on bright days. I've seen 160F on the thermometer I put under the dash. I finally cut a big piece of carboard and wedged it into the bezel around the sunroof, to keep the sun out.

The only sunroof I ever had that was properly done was on one of my 1972 Capris. It was metal. It had only enough rubber gasketing to control wind noise; rather than depending on gaskets to keep water out, it had a ring shaped drip tray and garden hose sized hoses running down the A and C pillars; just like the rain gutters on a house. Worked perfectly. And you could crank it open in light or medium rain and stay dry; over 50mph the blast from the windshield blew rain back before it could fall in. In fact, the low pressure area where the sunroof was would pull air out of the cabin when in motion. And it was quiet when it was open, too.

The Capri lacked vent windows as most modern cars did, but the "fresh air ventilation" would nearly blast your hair back. And, something I always found hilarious, if it was snowing outside, snowflakes would make it into the cowl vent, through the maze of hoses behind the dash, and out the vents, so it would snow in the cabin as well. Can't get much fresher than that.