>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 _______________________________________________________ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://www.macads.co.uk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
