You can’t engineer and manage human society if people can move about on their own accord. You end up with things like suburbs and people living far away from the city centers where’s it’s more difficult to manage them.

When even a poor person can get into an automobile he owns and simply drive away the degree of…

There is also an addition at https://dmv.ny.gov/registration/how-register-imported-vehicle which reads “The DMV will not register or title any Kei-class vehicle unless the applicant provides proof the vehicle has been brought into compliance with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and U.S.…

F this noise. And now what is supposed to happen to my Honda Today? This country is neither free nor a democracy, and it doesn’t seem to matter a bit whether there are Democrats or Republicans in charge.

Meanwhile, half the states in the country have made UTVs legal on the road.

My 1993 Rover 22o Coupe leaves the U.K. in 2 days.

I mean they are less safe, I agree, but so are any American cars that are 25 years old. I am pretty sure that is how the 25 year rule came into effect. I would say it could reduce on the shipping and help with the env, but these vehicles are actually more fuel efficient than the older American cars that exist. I bet…

What a crock. We already waited 25yrs AND paid tax/duties.

I have to disagree with you here. I’ve had motorcycle licenses since the 1970s, and riding is far more dangerous than driving (while I have not owned a kei, I have owned three air-cooled VWs, which are not a lot bigger, but were designed by safety-conscious Nazi’s in the 30s). The “special licenses with special…

This all seems like a solution looking for a problem. Or, as we say when new rules come out at my company, someone justifying their job, doing something to point to and say ‘look I’m accomplishing stuff!’
If safety is really the issue then when will they recommend banning all cars more than oh I don’t know, say 10 or…

What about motorcycles!? Safety is not a good excuse for this. They should just be honest and say: “We do not understand this, therefore it should not exist”

Y’all just need to move to Texas. You can get whatever you want down here.

It’s sad and bad. The actual volume of the classified cars is quite small compared to the volume of “real” cars on the road. If these administrators were smart, adopting compliancy regulations would be a far better route than bans. Especially since many states rely on taxes driven from car registrations and auto…

This feels like a trial balloon for pushing older ICE vehicles off US roads once new ICE sales are banned.

I believe this is long overdue...but of course you won’t be seeing your local shitbox uninspected pickup truck getting rung up, and therein lies the rub.

In the same subject matter shouldn’t side by sides and quads also be illegal to drive on public roadways? We call them Texas golf carts around here.

Increased environmental restrictions?  Hmmm...  I wonder who is pushing for that “New Green Deal”?  Don’t you know that the government doesn’t care about your interests?

Hell if we’re talking safety, we might as well throw motorcycles in the mix too 

People always scoff at me suggesting that bans on selling gas powered new cars will be followed in short order by bans on registering existing gas powered cars but here is your roadmap.

They’re targeting imports because they’re the low hanging fruit. You touched on it in the article when you mentioned that by their definitions, even older US made vehicles that didn’t meet federal standards shouldn’t be on the road. I’m betting that is their ultimate goal. They will initially go after the imported…

Pretty soon we’ll only be able to drive vehicles that are no more than 10 or 15 years old