>>26481400The truck is immobile.
You could make the same case about the St. Anne or the Magnet Train. A motor vehicle is a motor vehicle.
The point is, in Kanto, motor vehicles aren't ubiquitous. The only named roads in Kanto are a quiet pier (Silence Bridge), and a road built for bicycling (Cycling Road).
Compare that to Unova, with bridges and train stations.
Keep in mind, there are areas of rural japan that still lack this-century amenities, like the internet. Pic related: this scene from nearly 20 years ago still holds some truth today.
