Kinda feel like this is basic common sense.  People never fail to find something ridiculous to get upset about in a Gawker comments section... I’m curious how they’d feel if a vehicle swerved into them or their family member to save a squirrel...

Not swerving to avoid small animals is like one of the first things they teach you in drivers ed. Yes, we all want to avoid running over chippie the chipmunk if we can, but swerving into oncoming traffic or a bunch of pedestrians on the sidewalk, or a car in another lane is much worse.

I had my doubts about the man who taught me false facts throughout my formative years, called me stupid and slow in public, and eventually abandoned the family to remarry. Good riddance.

It’s all about risk assessment. If X animal is running across the street and I can slow down or stop to avoid it, I will, it’s not like I see a squirrel and floor it. But if the options are hit it, because I can’t avoid it, or make a dangerous maneuver to avoid it and possibly get in a wreck, again depends on the size…

So, you don’t really give a shit about the lives of animals, just your own safety. Sound like a real winner.

Yeah, epochellipse already correctly pointed out that a brodozer driver wouldn’t be nearly as articulate as you’ve been. All the same, there’s a naivete in your take, coupled with an apparent need to self-justify, that doesn’t survive well among the hordes of snark-filled commentariat. If there’s any group of people…

Swear. Truckiest thing I own is a 2 door wrangler and this is the only sticker on it.

Yeah, fair enough. I never wanted to be playing devil’s advocate for the diesel douches.

Christ almighty why is everyone like this?

The fact that professional truckers are encouraged to use engine braking on mountain downslopes should be rebuttal enough for the argument that it’s “wrong”.

I dunno. Brodozers don’t use words like fragile or spiteful or body-shaming.

It’s manspreading for people that don’t take the subway.

It’s okay. It’s not the size that matters, it’s how you use it. And if you’re only using it to go grocery shopping then you’re an insecure, attention-seeking douchebag.

Or, you wouldn’t know a metaphor if it smacked you in the face with its tiny penis.

Sounds like this was definitely written by a car salesman! If you don’t think they will take advantage of every aspect of the sale to earn another dollar, including trade in value, you are out of your mind!

“testing which small animals got hit on the road more often, and who does the hitting,”

Just a note on slide 9, isn’t the primary issue with EV’s relating to the sourcing, mixing, and eventual non-recyclability of the materials that go into the batteries? The mining operation and the toll on the populace and local environment where lithium and cobalt are sourced is known to be extremely problematic, in…

My personal experience is that more than half the aggressive drivers I see out there on the road are driving full-size pickup trucks and the more the mods, the more the drive aggression. If I am being tailgated in the center or right lane in heavy traffic, I almost always expect to see nothing but the huge-ass grill…

Exact, it’s metaphorical. Driving a brodozer clearly shows you are seeking attention/validation, which is often a sign of poor self-esteem/insecurity.

Re: pickup drivers. Saying someone has small dick energy doesn’t actually mean you believe them to have a smaller anatomy. It’s a euphemism for insecurity. Maybe its outdated and body shaming, yes, but the underlying message is about insecurity.
We have evidence to suggest folks who buy pickup trucks and large SUVs wer…