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Re: SUVs suck gas, money, ruin environment
Posted by Stan on 3/25/04

    Thank God you evaluated my SUV. I love it and use it everyday. Sue an SUB that is
    over 6000 pounds is more of a truck and most companies need trucks.
    I feel very safe and will not be caught dead in my SUV. I might in my wifes Volvo
    though.
    I think mine is safer for me.
    I am so happy that I can make my own decisions and the government does not make them
    all. Anytime the government gets involved it costs me more. I have a ladder at work
    that I use. It has 8 stickers on it telling me how to use it. If I could afford an
    employee I would have to give him/her 8 hours of training on how to use this ladder.
    Those government regulations raised the price of the ladder so much that I don't own
    two. The Union worker that built it charged his employeer so much that I don't think I
    could buy another one even if I wanted to own two ladders.
    THey wanted to put a regulation that my 5 gal buckets had holes in them so no one
    would be drowned.
    God Bless America
    In some parts of the world we could not type messages like this without the government
    locking us up or killing us. Like Iraq and Afgan was like before we freed the people.

    On 3/21/04, sue wrote:
    > You don't need a SUV, Ju, you want a SUV.
    > There is nothing about them that is necessary. Here are the facts: They are the most
    > dangerous vehicles on the road. They are involved in more one vehicle deadly crashes
    > than any other. They are a danger to others as their high bumpers over ride the
    > safety beams causing high rates of unnecessary deaths of innocent others. They are
    > the vehicles most likely to roll over. They have the highest insurance rates when
    > equipped with four wheel drive. They require the greatest repair costs because of
    > their weight. They cause traffic to move more slowly because their height creates
    > blind spots for other drivers. The lack of distance between the rear seats and the
    > rear hatch make it unsafe for children in rear end accidents. They require more fresh
    > water to build. They do not have to meet the same clean air standards as passenger
    > vehicles and pollute more. With America becoming more dependent on imported fuel,
    > their poor gas mileage places our balance of trade figures further into the red.
    >
    > So, Ju, tell me how you are making our country a better place to live? And, in case
    > you forgot, Bush passed into law a tax refund for business owners to write off SUVs
    > that weigh over 6000 pounds.
    >
    > Yes, Ju, it is not my right to deny you your decision. But it is my right to try and
    > educate about what a poor decision it is for the environment, other drivers, and our
    > country. And, in case you wonder why I know so much about cars, I am one of the few
    > in the country who are paid to evaluate them. A nice second income and I would never
    > be caught dead in one.........
    >
    >
    > On 3/21/04, Ju wrote:
    >> Oh, those horrible SUV's! I drive one everyday. I use much less gas than any of
    >> the other vehicles at my house. How can anyone else say that I don't "need" the
    >> car that I choose to drive? It's not your right to make such decisions.
    >>
    >>


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