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Texas legalized kei trucks

Texas Proves Its Commitment To Freedom By Legalizing Kei Trucks

https://jalopnik.com/texas-proves-its-commitment-to-freedom-by-legalizing-ke-1851403280

Don't tread on my right to drive a tiny little guy.

Texas Proves Its Commitment To Freedom By Legalizing Kei Trucks

The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators recommended states to ban non-FMVSS compliant cars, including everything keijidōsha, back in 2021. The Texas DMV has issued a ruling that these cars are now, and will remain, street legal for use on Texas roadways.

22 comments

joaomarrom

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unironically 10x more useful for actual work than a cybertruck or one of these gigantic childcrusher 9000 trucks with a tiny bed

Assian_Candor

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Much less dangerous as well. The fact that they use safety standards as ban justification is laughable given the legality of the cyber truck tbh, or hell, motorcycles

take_five_seconds

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rare texas w

SorosFootSoldier

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Me and the boys (and girls) loading up on the Kei Truck to do some ecoterrorism against ShinRa. anti-shinra-action an-tifa

Omegamint

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As long as one homie learns the way of the (buster) blade and knows how to ride a hog we can never be stopped

reagansrottencorpse

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Can someone explain why they are banned to begin with here ?

Adkml

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Because if we were allowed to import light duty pick up trucks it would kill off three separate domestic markets. Theyre better work vehicles than pick up trucks, better commuters than suvs and better utility vehicles than sedans or hatchbacks.

The only way they're lacking at all is if you need to transport more than two people which virtually nobody in America does anyway.

take_five_seconds

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax

reagansrottencorpse

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I assumed it was something like that. Of course it is. Thanks for sharing.

CommunistBear

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A guess: US automakers' profits were threatened by cheap, effective Japanese vehicles and they got their dogs in the government to do something about it

wrecker_vs_dracula

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I just love these little trucks. If I could get away with the small payload, I’d buy one tomorrow.

wtypstanaccount04

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They typically haul about as much as a crew cab pickup anyway, and are much easier to load and unload.

wrecker_vs_dracula

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Yeah they’re great. I see lots of them with fold-down sides on the beds for side loading too. The payload ratings are not comparable to the larger consumer pickups though, sadly.

Palacegalleryratio

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Excellent news for fans of the worlds premier light duty workhorse- the Suzuki carry!

RNAi

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Amerikkkka has fallen joever

LeninsBeard

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heartbreaking

sooper_dooper_roofer

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J-rock trucks?

AernaLingus

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I know you're just joshing, but

Visual kei: kei = 系 = "style, type, kind"

Kei car: kei = 軽 = "light[weight]"

Xx_Aru_xX

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Kei truck technical when?

InevitableSwing

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The US will never have a Civil War because the libs will just cave. But maybe in celebration of the easy victory of the GOP - proud Texas republicans will make technicals just to own the libs and make fun of them.

"My kei technical is a beaut - ain't she? I put in the super-duper-mini Gatling gun mod and everything..."

emizeko

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LEGALIZE IT

keepcarrot

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They're banned here and we don't even have domestic car production