[tacticalturtle]

Governance is also the art of getting the most for your financial and political capital. The fact that the Mass RMV is taking the time and effort to write up and defend a bespoke policy for a super niche vehicle class is a bit of a head scratcher.

Only 7500 kei vehicles are imported into the entire US each year - is this really a problem that needs addressing?

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/07/14/business/kei-trucks-japan...

[petesergeant]

Given the huge volume produced in Japan, if you want to prevent them on the roads then it seems worth nipping the problem in the bud?

[tacticalturtle]

I’m biased because I bike everyday through Boston but - I just don’t agree with their assessment that they are a problem, or at least to the degree that it’s definitively worth addressing.

Being visible as a pedestrian or biker is a lot easier with kei cars parked on the street than some of the F150s I have to deal with now. Many of Boston’s streets are also notoriously tight compared to other sections of the country.

If there was wider movement kei cars (which is a big assumption - I can’t imagine many people would be willing to tolerate right side driving) there would be more road injuries of the drivers, probably, but that would also be weighed against injuries to non drivers.

[petesergeant]

> I just don’t agree with their assessment that they are a problem

And I don’t have an opinion either way, but it seems reasonable for the appropriate government agency to, even if the issue is currently pretty limited