Made by humans for 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: @notjustbikes@notjustbikes.com 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