Uh Mike...
Driving IS a privelege. It may seem like a right based on how easily a
license is obtained...but I want to see anyone tell a cop or Judge that they
cannot take their licese away because it's a right not a privelege. Reality
check CONFIRMED!
Dan
On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:15:12 -0700, Michael Jose wrote:
> I think the deal with SUVs outside of the necessity context is that
> Americans want big fancy cars. No one is going to take a Lexus or
> Mercedes or Cadillac or Lincoln SUV and do the same damage to it that he
> would an International Scout or a Blazer. The way I see it is that when
> they instituted the fleet mileage and emissions standards, 6 passenger
> sedans died, as did those 20-foot long 7 liter 2 door Lincolns, because
> those monsters couldnt make the cut. Trucks didn't have the same
> restrictions on mileage and emissions, and so have now taken the place
> of the old road yachts--gadget laden with creature comforts, huge, and
> they give the owner bragging rights as to having the biggest, best, most
> expensive (the Ford Excursion HAD to be bigger than the Suburban).
> Americans wanted their giant cars and emissions laws, and so we end up
> with giant SUVs (Now Volkswagen is coming out with one!). I would like
> to say that I have absolutely no qualms with an SUV if you need one, but
> no one NEEDs a Cadillac SUV, it's a status symbol. What would help with
> safety issues, and traffic congestion, and pollution, and road rage, is
> if it were actually harder than sending in box tops to get a license in
> this country. I know in AZ, where I got mine 3 short years ago, the
> test was easy, and the guy before me didnt' even parallel park, and
> still got a license. Here in America driving is a right, and not a
> privelege, and that is why the majority of drivers are unprepared for
> what awaits them on the roads, and moveable pedals and automatic
> transmissions just make it easier for poorer drivers to get behind the
> wheels of more and more steel.
> If it were harder to get a license, there would be many fewer cars on
> the road, less pollution, less traffic, and more room and gas for LBCs,
> which is what I think everyone wants! Sorry to be so long, but I think
> this would help a lot of problems--make driving a privelege!!
> Mike Jose
>
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
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