With those pickup trucks, they have a large open back. The open back can be considered part of the car itself. If you put a long plank on there, it can stick out, and that’s deadly for other drivers and pedestrians.
With vans, it can only ever be enclosed, and that’s safer.
Or alternatively, tax cars according to length/height/width, tonnage, energy efficiency, and % space left unused. Obviously, the car also has to adhere to safety regulations before being allowed on the road.
The smaller the car, the lower the tonnage, the more energy efficient, the better.
For space usage, you could say that it needs to have space for 2-6 passengers, all having seats with enough leg space. The ‘storage’ space may not take up more than 20% of the car’s inner volume, and must be fully covered.
We also need to look at the supply chains and see what would incentivise car companies to support these moves.
But it’s possible to stick out from any car? I think I am not understanding correctly what you mean
With those pickup trucks, they have a large open back. The open back can be considered part of the car itself. If you put a long plank on there, it can stick out, and that’s deadly for other drivers and pedestrians.
With vans, it can only ever be enclosed, and that’s safer.
That would ban all pickup trucks but still allow huge SUVs with similar build. I don’t think that would solve much of the problem
Maybe then the tonnage, length/height/width too?
Or alternatively, tax cars according to length/height/width, tonnage, energy efficiency, and % space left unused. Obviously, the car also has to adhere to safety regulations before being allowed on the road.
The smaller the car, the lower the tonnage, the more energy efficient, the better.
For space usage, you could say that it needs to have space for 2-6 passengers, all having seats with enough leg space. The ‘storage’ space may not take up more than 20% of the car’s inner volume, and must be fully covered.
We also need to look at the supply chains and see what would incentivise car companies to support these moves.