On 8/31/2015 10:29 AM, Knarf wrote:
Well something has to be done. People driving cars kill tens of
thousands each year. If it was a disease it would be a pandemic.
And that's not even considering the thousands and thousands of
premature deaths caused by pollution from the actual driving of
automobiles, the process of extracting and manufacturing the raw
materials used to make cars, and the extracting and refining process
for petroleum.
It's mind boggling, really.
So far nothing has persuaded us out of our cars. Either we'll be
legislated out of them or we'll hit peak oil and then it'll all be
over. Mind you, I don't think peak oil is anywhere near. We keep
finding more oil but it's dirtier oil with larger environmental
impact (see: Alberta Oil Sands).
Cheers,
frank
When we run out of oil, they'll have to find another fuel to use in
automobiles. Our civilization is built on cheap energy & convenient
transport.
If you want to do away with automobiles, you're going to have find
another way for people to get around that's just as convenient.
And if you do away with automobiles, what are you going to do without
trucks?
If I could get around to do what I want & need to do without the car,
I'd be glad to do so.
I'd probably join one of those cooperatives where multiple people share
the use of a car, so I could still have access to one if/when I needed it.
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