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Apr 18, 2023 2:33 AM
WrongDonkey
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AmyBethMegJo
Huh. I lived in Rossmoyne for a couple of years. Did not know about this.
IWasACatAllAlong
I guess you just don't use it if it rains. Or snows. Or if the wind is too wild.
happywalker
Roqinn
Bumper Car made street legal (for the time).
lightfoot2
Kind of like a Sparrow EV
ruint
If only he'd tried selling them in Japan.
BlueDsc
I couldn't quite go that small because of my job, but I do vastly prefer smaller vehicles. I hate driving anything bigger.
WrongfullyOffended
Katy Perry?
thitherbymetro
Source: https://timalderman.com/2021/07/04/what-the-hell-is-a-doodlebug/
LoungeLeroy
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coo12
kerBamf
And here I am riding an electric unicycle through Manhattan traffic for my commute.
FoxAffair
That side by side photo with a normal sized car makes me question the safety
uponstrangeshores
Better to just get a motorbike. Less frills, more height. Can fit just as much shopping.
MoreCatsThanSense
You want to allow women to go out in public wearing trousers (Pants) and not long modesty skirts! You Cad sir!! You'll be wanting them to work and vote next!!! ;-)
urboyevan2
Only downside is if your rear ended you disintegrate.
QuanticChaos
Here are some of the others he produced
HapilyDamaged
they all look like they're having a terrible time
WalkenComma
Meanwhile, in the Philippines:
VictusVonGuyver
I liked the idea that you could build a car back in the day. Midget cars were simple and probably the most awesome thing you could build with family for their first car.
cazkey
I would doodle so hard in that bug.
cruiseyblahblah
70 miles per gallon? bring it back!
Hal1918
Powered by sunlight : https://aptera.us/vehicle/
marsgoose
elio 2: electirc boogaloo
crazywowow
If 2 or more Brogan Doodlebugs meet on the road , by law they must bump onto each other.
Minun917
Fun fact: Doodlebug also refers to a type of diesel-driven passenger railcar used in the US. They got their nickname from their perceived resemblance to pillbugs, as well as their habit of gently swaying, or "doodling," along the track.
IndigoThursday
Pretty sure it was the name of a type of ww2 bomb as well
Madalchemist2018
I think Lindsey Graham is a fan of those cars. I know I remember reading about but him having a collection of doodlebugs
ChristopherHallett
Lmao it's almost impossible to convince the average American to drive a reasonably-sized car NOW, never mind back when big cars (and gasoline) were extremely cheap.
marsgoose
Used to think like that, especially seeing smallest US apartments were size of big family ones where I lived.But hey smoke em if you got em
marsgoose
Why would you want a reasonable anything if you can go big?
appicciridda
I've never wanted a large car (or a car at all for that matter as I've lived in Manhattan for the last 20+ years) but those little smart cars came out, I desperately wanted one! It seems so reasonable and efficient to get around a city. But I'm way too scared I would get crushed in an accident with all the huge cars people drive. Feels like a better idea for Europe.
ChristopherHallett
Modern city cars are actually very strong and designed to help you survive crashes with larger vehicles, it's things like American "trucks" (oversized utes) that are absolute garbage in crashes. I'd rather be in a Toyota Yaris than a Dodge Ram 1500 in a crash.
CorneliusTunt
I, too, look like an escapee from an amusement park
skippingmyhsreuniontogetdrunkinmydriveway
Amusement park/mental asylum. Tomayto/tomahto.
MrSnuffleupagus172
That’s known as a “Carnie (also “Carny”)
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
Which one? I escaped once from Bobbejaanland in Belgium.
HedonistBeard
I don't think you're supposed to refer to the psych ward as an amusement park.
drGrafenberg
I’m more of a bemusement park person myself.
WhatUpDog3000
small hands?
subject6661
Jazz hands.
smashpro1
Smells like cabbage.
RedShoesJeff
Smells like cabbage!?
WateryTartan
I give off more of a zoo escapee vibe.
SoraHjort
Meanwhile my vibe is "Just came out of hiding from a cave deep in the forest. And will likely retreat back to it at the slightest sound."
CorneliusTunt
decarnatedame
Crawled forth from the cabinet of curiosities, here.
Fhant
Mr. del Toro? Yeah.. we got them...
dontrike
Now that is a car I'd actually want
Hal1918
How about a https://aptera.us/vehicle/? O">cle/">https://aptera.us/vehicle/? Or https://nobecars.com/product/pre-order/?
dontrike
First one kinda looks like the Elio, and I like the 2nd one.
Hal1918
Aptera's US built & cheaper but less beautiful. Aptera : https://youtu.be/mpiH-Y-H">E">https://youtu.be/mpiH-Y-HOvE Nobe : https://youtu.be/LiC8WsPvLcA
DoktorWeasel
Tiny cars like this were more popular in postwar Europe. There was a whole category of microcars. My favorite is the Messerschmitt KR200 (yes the same company that made German fighter planes in WWII). It was effectively an enclosed scooter. You may have seen one of these being driven by Cousin Itt in The Adams Family movie from the 90s.
Technotoad64
looks like a squirrel with its cheeks full of nuts
GundamHeavyarms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Midget the King Midget, out of Lima, Ohio. Is my personal fav. Helped a neighbor who had one change the tires and all i had to do was lift the whole care lol.
miked854
You still see some being made. Most commonly in Japan where they have Kei cars. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car
Hal1918
& today https://microlino-car.com/en/microlino
unluckyandbored
They were popular because there were still rampant material and fuel shortages after the war. It took years for the governments to stop rationing food and other essentials.
DoktorWeasel
Yeah, I think the market died in the 60s as recovery took hold. Japan still has a market for tiny cars, Kei Cars. I think they were originally created for the same reason, but stuck around mostly due to tax and insurance incentives.
unluckyandbored
Not just that, but Japan has roughly half the population of the US crammed into a land mass the size of California. Space is at a premium, and many people don't have the room for a normal-sized car. If you want a car in a major city like Tokyo, you first have to prove you have somewhere to park it before you're allowed to buy it.
LeoGrun19401
I would love one of those
Hal1918
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miked854
You can sign up for an Elios. They've been almost producing cars directly about a decade now. Or import a K Car from japan.
bripi
Me, too! I wouldn't fit in one, but I'd love to have it!
nightster07
If Jeremy Clarkson can fit into a Peel P50, you can fit into one of these.
bripi
What? JC got into one of those? Holy cripes!
evilspock
45 mph (so it'd be ok on local streets) and y-mpg? Sign me up.
azimir
Other than having more wheels, that's my Honda SuperCub. I love getting to cruise around town on it. As long as the errands don't need too much cargo, I have a great time. It even gets nearly 100 mpg. Filling up for under $5 makes me smile every time.
LupusLilium
Pretty curious about storage space too. Because it sort of implies there isn't any? The engine in the back, wheels hidden in the front, zero storage.
Kommadore
Just space on the seat next to you, more than a bike but not by a lot.
Burke616
And gas was so cheap you could make multiple trips, bring two bags each time (one on the seat, one in the footwell). Or just go shopping every day and every trip is a small one. /s
Hexarcy00
... get a moped or a motorcycle
evilspock
Not the same. Part of the appeal here is the dork factor.
Hexarcy00
I see. mopeds can get kinda dorky though, lol: https://www.vespa.com/us_EN/models/primavera/primavera-pic-nic-50-4s3v-2022/
OriginalAndWitty
"public preferred large cars" nah, the public was swayed by corps scared of competition. Now we're this-
ChelVanin
I admire the girl refusing to back down.
RoombaTheAssaultVacuum
The American version of tianmen square?
marsgoose
I see this meme a lot, but is it an actual issue in actual traffic, as in short people and kids getting run over at higher rate since
marsgoose
last few truck gens with these tall protruding hoods?
Bowchickameowmeoww
Such an ugly truck
leechdemon
"bigger cars are safer"; brought to you by the people who push "guns make people safe".
marsgoose
Look up death rate per model.
unluckyandbored
Any vehicle over 17 feet long, 6 feet high and 6 feet wide should be categorized as a commercial vehicle and require a CDL.
ThatUsernameHasAlreadyBeenChosenAndlsNoLongerAvailable
In ontario pickups are commercial. Don't need a "cdl" (a or d) because that's done by weight. Anything less than 4600kg is just a regular license (g).
marsgoose
Any vehicle bigger than mine is bad.
Promethianfire
I'd disagree on a CDL, but a class C license would be reasonable.
IHaveGreatKittenRecipes
In some states class C is regular passenger car. That threw me off too, cause I'm from NV originally and class C means 'yeah I guess you can probably drive anything not for hire'. Hell, until recently the NV class C covered those giant ass motorhomes the size of a tour bus. They finally pushed those into a non-commercial A/B(depending on weight), so at least there's that. But there is no D there and now that I've encountered D elsewhere it really should be a standard thing.
IHaveGreatKittenRecipes
Sauce if you'd like it: https://dmv.nv.gov/nvdl.htm scroll down a bit to license classes.
RelevantImgurian
Hey look! A huge truck that will never go outside of a city hurray!!!
iDrinkDrano
You're very optimistic that there aren't also people in the country who will drive this. Not all country folk shovel shit, they just like to pretend that they know that farm life because their yard is full of scrap and trucks.
DarkBusterBaron
Pavement princess just buy an SUV
BROpeep
Maybe he tows a trailer for work?
rshini
most of those things aren't graded for towing anything but a little camper at best.
nightster07
You can do that with a van.
BROpeep
Hmm okay show me the SUV thst can handle my gooseneck with 18000lbs of shit. What these trucks are designed for vs used for is a diff issue
DarkBusterBaron
Or an SUV.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
"Designed especially for women" - a topless roof (wind) with no rear-view or visor mirrors?!
nightster07
Mmmm, women.... Topless... I'm sorry what were we talking about again?
METROlD
But… does it have pockets?
Californiajackson
No. Nor a trunk. So using it to go grocery shopping while hubby had the big car at work was a no go. Hubby should have taken this and left the big car at home for wife and kids.
RecurringNightmare
a good little housewifey only has to go groceries shopping when its nice weather, didnt you know that?!
HapilyDamaged
yeah I thought it was supposed to help with grocery runs... there appears to be no storage.
szepasszony
Do you really need rear view mirrors when you don't have a top though?
pitfallgalagatf2
Going 45mph...
WhatUpDog3000
He made sure operation and maintenance were easy!
DukePhelan
"Designed especially for women"- By men.
baconandmorebacon
Women. Topless. hehe
Sleepy360
You. I like you. Heh!
miked854
But it's smaller and costs 50% more. Just like all their pens and razors.
suiseiseki
Also no seatbelt.
miked854
That's not fair, nothing had a seat belt back then.
suiseiseki
Fair enough
seenunseen
Like women drivers would use a rearview mirror for more than distraction with makeup. This man designed it not for women..biut female driver proof!
AsheLake
Is this where I say, “Ok, boomer?”
seenunseen
This is where you laugh at all the people that give downvotes because they can't read obvious sarcasm
HOAMTH
Text all by itself is excellent a conveying emotion and undertones and there is absolutely ZERO risk of any of the intended tone getting lost along the way. /s