Reggie Bautista wrote:
>
> http://money.cnn.com/2002/11/20/news/companies/cars/index.htm
> or
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?M22823282
>
> Excerpt:
>
> RALEIGH, N.C. (CNN) - Church and state are getting
> involved in the gas-guzzling SUV debate.
>
> A coalition of religious and environmental groups
> is launching a "What Would Jesus Drive?" campaign
> Wednesday, hoping to get people to switch to more
> fuel-efficient cars.
Jesus didn't have 3 kids and laws regarding child safety restraints.
You *cannot* put 3 kids under 6 in a car (I have one of the widest cars
around, and I don't think 3 child restraint systems will fit in the back
seat; anyone in Austin with 2 child seats wanting to help prove me
wrong, contact me off-list, and don't tell me to use the front seat due
to the airbag system; not that I have 3 kids, but I know people who do).
Given that Jesus didn't have kids, his choice of transportation might
not reflect the realities that parents in the US have to deal with. If
they made an incredibly fuel-efficient vehicle that would hold a family
of 5 with everyone restrained as required by law, that would be very
nice. Until they do that, you're not going to get some folks out of the
minivans and SUVs currently on the road.
Of course, if there *were* an accident, he could miraculously heal the
kids in his car, so the point goes moot *there*, anyway.
:P
Julia
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