What is your issue exactly.
I drive an SUV because I am a carefull driver and am aware that they are a lot of idiots driving out there and if I have a close encounter with one of them then I do not wish to be the looser.
I am aware that that position brings extra responsibilities for me to be carefull so that I will not be the cause of the encounter and I take these responsibilities seriously.
So please let me know what you find wrong in the choices that I have made.
I know that they are not good for pedestrians and that is why I feel that there is extra responsibility on the drivers to be carefull.Oh, where does the list start! Well, when reversing out when parked beside one they create huge blindspots, they guzzle fuel and that can't be good considering the current situation, they take up too much space on the road, most people who own them are barely able to drive them, they produce large quantities of CO2, they aren't safe for pedestrians or other people in cars on the road, they are intimidating. Is that big enough a list for you??
Well, when reversing out when parked beside one they create huge blindspots
they guzzle fuel and that can't be good considering the current situation
most people who own them are barely able to drive them
they take up too much space on the road
they aren't safe for pedestrians or other people in cars on the road
An irresponsibly driven micra is more of a danger on the road than a responsibly driven SUV
And if everyone takes your attitude, we are going to have an equivalent of the arms race on the roads. Everyone (who can afford it) getting a bigger and tougher car to "protect" themselves from the others on the roads. Not a solution to your original problem.woods said:I drive an SUV because I am a carefull driver and am aware that they are a lot of idiots driving out there and if I have a close encounter with one of them then I do not wish to be the looser.
What's do you classify as the average SUV, the average performace car? I would doubt there is a whole lot in the consumption between the two in a typical driving scenario.As demoivre has intimated, 'performance' cars (of which there are plenty around) are more guilty of 'fuel guzzling' than the average SUV - and let's face it, are much more likely to be driven irresponsibly.
This sums it up nicely. If not a ban on SUV's they should at least ban the bullbars that many SUV's sport as these are potentially lethal.If it doesn't have a tow-bar then the driver doesn't need it.
What's do you classify as the average SUV, the average performace car? I would doubt there is a whole lot in the consumption between the two in a typical driving scenario.
You're missing the point. Driving responsibly is crucial to road safety - incredible that you can't identify with that. It's a well documented fact that speeding and alcohol are the two major contributing factors in road traffic accidents, both of which are avoidable, and not whether or not you drive an SUV.An irresponsibly driven micra is more of a danger on the road than a responsibly driven fully loaded tank. So what. That assertion adds nothing to this discussion
I just wonder why anybody would need an SUV for city driving.
As for the CO2 issue, may I ask if you are vegan because if you are not then how dare you mention that one. It is a fact that the raising of livestock for human consumption generates more CO2 than all travel combined including air travel.
Please get the facts correct before you start pontificating to others.
This figure was prepared by Robert A. Rohde from publicly available data and is part of the Global Warming Art project.
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