>you not only kill
>much more on the planet with exhalations and gas for your big SUV, but you
>will certainly kill ANY pedestrian or cyclist you happen to bump into.
>SUVs are mostly fatal to pedestrians - mostly children (who tend to
>run into street more than the careful adults - even at just 20
>MPH... car culture, car death.
In the interest of not annoying much longer with OT postings, for which I
must apologise in contributing towards, I'll finish with this one.
My 'big' SUV is a 1993 Range Rover Tdi with an engine size of 2.5 litres,
diesel. All cars pollute, diesels arguably more so. It does NOT have a
bull bar on the front, and one could also argue that most car-pedestrian
accidents will have a major tragic influence on the pedestrian. I'm
afraid I don't personally buy into the 'cars are safer hitting
pedestrians than 4X4' concept. In the Oxfordshire countryside where we
live, there aren't estates with kids appearing unanounced into the
street, so I put that as a low priority risk. I do live in an area that
floods in the winter, and cars become useless, hence the tall vehicle. I
used to race 4X4s years ago, and know the Rangey inside out (having built
one from scratch) - and yes, statistically it is a safer vehicle to be
involved in an accident in. When it comes to the safety of my family
travelling about (as they must - only 8K miles per year though), then I
guess I *am* guilty of 'car culture, car death' as you put it, but I am
certainly not proud of it. When it comes to an idiot in a stolen car with
no insurance screaming down our narrow country lanes, and my family in
our necessary mode of transport, I'm afraid I unashamedly rest assured in
the choices I have made.
I'm sure you disagree Frants, but if we want to debate this further, as
you said, let's take it off the list.
Good light to you sir!
Cotty
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