Re: Re[2]: Tiny Cars

Bob, In North America, everything above the latitude of roughly Rome has trouble with potholes. The climate is such that the temperatures are below 0 degrees Centigrade every night and often below 0 Fahrenheit (-16 deg C?) during the December-March time period. This includes most of the popul

Re: Re[2]: Tiny Cars

- Original Message - From: Bob Walkden Subject: Re[2]: Tiny Cars > > seems to me you should be getting your politicians to fix the > potholes! Unfortunately, we can't seem to get them to do anything thatmight be considered worthwhile. > > I saw some statisti

RE: Re[2]: Tiny Cars and PUG

> and it's very naughty of the motor > industry to imply (I don't think they openly > claim) that they are. Well, they certainly encourage that feeling, and of course if an SUV is in a crash with a smaller car, the SUV will fare better. But the truth is, they do roll a lot more easily because th

Re[2]: Tiny Cars and PUG

Hi, I don't know whether the situations are the same with regard to safety in N. America as they are in Europe, but it's a misconception over here that SUVs and so on are safer than conventional cars, and it's very naughty of the motor industry to imply (I don't think they openly claim) that they

Re[2]: Tiny Cars

Hi, > One of my peeves with them forcing Kyoto on us is that the > infrastructure where I live has deteriorated to the point where > driving a small vehicle has become a safety issue, yet we will > be penalized even more for driving vehicles that will stand up > to the roads. seems to me you shou