Keep these Stupid American Trucks out of Europe

This video was made by humans. No generative AI or AI voices were used in the making of this video. Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-keep-these-stupid-american-trucks-out-of-europe Sign up to Nebula and get 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Buy a Nebula Gift card (now available with iDEAL!) https://gift.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): https://youtube.com/@njblive -- Relevant Links & Videos European Road Safety Organisations: European Transport Safety Council https://etsc.eu/ https://etsc.eu/accepting-us-car-standards-would-risk-european-lives-warn-cities-and-civil-society/ https://www.ecf.com/en/news/european-commission-reneges-on-road-safety-promises-new-trade-deal-framework-could-open-door-to-dangerous-us-pick-up-trucks-/ European Cyclists' Federation https://ecf.com/ https://www.ecf.com/en/news/accepting-us-car-standards-would-risk-european-lives-warn-cities-and-civil-society/ Transport & Environment https://www.transportenvironment.org/ https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/accepting-us-car-standards-would-risk-european-lives-warn-cities-and-civil-society https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-cave-in-on-vehicle-trade-rules-will-cost-european-lives-as-us-pick-up-trucks-flood-into-europe Global NCAP https://www.globalncap.org/news/accepting-lower-us-vehicle-safety-standards-would-put-lives-at-risk CITA https://citainsp.org/ https://citainsp.org/2025/08/28/cita-concerns-on-us-eu-mutual-recognition-of-vehicle-standards/ Find your European Member of Parliament https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/advanced https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/chamber These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us - Not Just Bikes https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-these-stupid-trucks-are-literally-killing-us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo Joint Statement on a United States-European Union framework on an agreement on reciprocal, fair and balanced trade https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/joint-statement-united-states-european-union-framework-agreement-reciprocal-fair-and-balanced-trade-2025-08-21_en The intention to accept lower US vehicle standards risks increasing deaths and pollution on EU roads https://www.transportenvironment.org/uploads/files/2025-10-20-Civil-society-city-letter-on-risk-of-EU-accepting-lower-US-car-standards-FINAL.pdf https://res.cloudinary.com/www-mo-be/image/upload/v1761044735/PDF/2025-10-20-Civil-society-city-letter-on-risk-of-EU-accepting-lower-US-car-standards-FINAL_wq7jvb.pdf --- References & Further Reading Concerns over loopholes allowing American pickup trucks to bypass safety and environmental regulations https://etsc.eu/concerns-over-loopholes-allowing-american-pickup-trucks-to-bypass-safety-and-environmental-regulations/ Latest Safety Ratings | Euro NCAP https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/latest-safety-ratings/ Crash test footage from the Euro NCAP YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@EuroNCAP_forsafercars Meer verkeersdoden hier door handelsdeal met VS? Europa versoepelt veiligheidseisen voor grote Amerikaanse auto's https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/artikelen/meer-verkeersdoden-hier-door-handelsdeal-met-vs-europa-versoepelt-veiligheidseisen-voor-grote-amerikaanse-autos-161867 The number of references far exceeds the maximum length that YouTube allows in descriptions, but you can access the full list of references on Nebula or at this link: https://notjustbikes.com/references/eutrucks.txt This video contains stock footage licensed from Getty Images EU quote provided by Simon Clark. --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:04 US cars are dangerous 4:29 Mutual recognition 5:33 EU cars are safer 9:55 People walk in Europe (unlike the US) 20:13 Who benefits from this? 11:52 The US can't be trusted 12:32 Conclusion 13:15 Outro, Patreon, and Nebula Corrections 8:30 To be clear: the EU Motor Vehicle Type Approval process is less stringent than the Euro NCAP process, but "type approval" is still required BEFORE going to market