burns wrote:
>
> Rick Sivernell wrote:
>
> > Yet they have become a
> > status symbol for the dead brain rich.
>
> And the latest trendy target for those who aren't. ;o)
>
> Seriously though. Having an SUV in Canada in the winter is extremely
> handy (and comforting).
You can get that same warm fuzzy feeling from a Subaru or any 4WD
vehicle for that matter. Winter safety has nothing to do with
surpassing the 2 ton mark...c#ri$t, you can fit a spare _car_ in the
back of a Ford Excursion never mind a spare tire.
> However, a lot of folks just feel safer in an
> SUV. The impression is that there is more vehicle around you, compared
> to the plastic and tin crumple zone wonders.
That's the whole problem with that notion, many people in SUV's abuse
the size of their vehicles in traffic. Speaking from the seat of a
Toyota Corolla and Chevy Crew Cab Silverado (my brother's work vehicle),
the treatment I get on the road is night and day between these two
vehicles.
If you want to make people feel safe: 100 pounds of TNT in the trunk of
every car, and a 6 inch spike in the middle of the steering wheel where
the makers normally put their emblems. People would really put some
thought into their driving habits if we all drove cars like that.
Really and truly what it comes down to for me is this:
When I have children, I would like for them to be able to go outside and
play without a respirator and SPF 600 sun block. We really have to
smarten up and stop spewing s#!t into the air at the rate we are...if
nobody can breathe the air, a lack of energy really won't matter all
that much.
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