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[email protected] says...
> Mark Jones wrote:
> >
> > There are plenty of vehicles to choose from, but it would seem that many people want trucks and
> > SUVs and high performance cars instead of economy vehicles. Isn't it great to be able to get a
> > big SUV if that is what you want, or do you advocate restricting the sale of SUVs?
> >
> > I would really like to know if the anti-SUV group advocates restricting the sale of SUVs or
> > doing something to make it more difficult to own or use one.
>
> Depends on how you define SUV. If it's anything close to, say, a Lincoln Navigator, then yes, I'm
> in favor of restricting sales and making it more difficult to buy one.
>
$50,000 is that easy for you to come by?
> I think vehicles which are intended for passenger transport (or, more realistically, mere driver
> transport) should have maximum weights, to reduce lethality in collisions with smaller vehicles. I
> also think they
There already is a limit on weight, licensed your vehicle lately, did you have to pay for a
commercial truck license? Unfortunately no one has thought about limiting how light you can made a
piece of garbage KIA Sephia, is that my fault?
> should have bumper and frame structures low enough to allow other cars' passenger protection
> devices (like door beams and crush zones) to work. I think they should have limitations on
> headlight heights, to prevent excessive glare. I think extra driving lights should be illegal, for
> the same reason. I think blacked out windows should be illegal, especially on tall vehicles, since
> ability to see through surrounding
Jesus are you ever misinformed. There is a law for everything you just mentioned. That's why the
Ford Land Whale has the ground clearance of a Dodge Stratus.
> vehicles enables earlier accident avoidance. I think cattle-basher bars on grills should be
> illegal, since they greatly increase pedestrian injuries and fatalities when pedestrians are hit.
> I think _all_
Ya right. I know my leg thinks there's a lick of difference between a Warn brush guard and a Ford
Windstar front bumper.
> vehicles should meet the same passenger safety requirements. I think vehicles which are
> clearly not intended to be used as trucks should meet the same gas mileage and pollution
> regulations as cars.
>
Good for you. You come up with a number for mileage and emissions that satisfies your hard on and
when you pass that law you will of course remember to tell the American public they will have to
turn in any car that's been on the road over 90,000 miles or 5 years unless they are willing to
undergo extensive testing and possible repair/modifications at their own expense to keep said car.
Oh ya and since individual cars do not have to meet their published CAFE numbers fromt he factory
you will be sure to mandate dealers to emissions test all new cars and send the ones that fail to
the wrecking yard for "environmentally friendly" disposal.
> IOW, I think your "right" to buy the vehicle of your choice should not allow you to unnecessarily
> reduce the rights of others. If that means outlawing the SUV in its present form, so be it. We got
> along fine without them, and we're not getting along as well _with_ them.
>
Fortunately, your "right" to infringe on my rights is a figment of your imagination.
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