While I agree from the standpoint of personal transportation and daily commuting, it's an argument that is quickly lost with the wife with respect to transporting 3 kids around. There is no safe way to get 3 car seats / booster seats in any mid-size car or wagon. The 2nd row seat is only wide enough in the bigger vehicles, the 3rd row seat only practical for the parent to reach in a mini-van.
Then go shopping... it takes every bit of my engineering skill to get all the groceries in with us. With the proliferation of SUV's on the road, you take your life in hand every time you get on the road with anything smaller then them and be on the losing end of conservation of momentum. Even the insurance companies charge more for SUV liability policies because you are 2-3 times more likely to severely injure or kill the other driver/passengers in an accident. The hybrid Explorer is a step in the right direction, but it's not enough. They need to make a hybrid mini-van to have the largest impact on reducing the big car syndrome. -john -----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: More immediate threat: $2.10/gal gasoline John Steck wrote: >Bet that outrage doesn't stop you from driving... you patronize the system >every time you fill up. The talk is easy, the walk is a whole lot harder. 8^) Actually I do, in fact, walk. Not so much in winter. And I am not going to buy another Volvo if all they offer are models that get lower MPG than the 1995 model. That's outrageous! The point is, it would not take much to reduce consumption. Some columnist the other day pointed out that most people who have SUVs also have ordinary cars, and if they would all leave the SUV home one or two days a week and drive the car instead, it would save a phenomenal amount of fuel. I have long felt that the energy crisis would be much easier to fix, even by conventional means, than most people realize. - Jed -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 05/03/09
