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Originally Posted by bartgroks
Automotive fumes are really bad for your health too. No study biased or not has ever even tried to refute that. CO will kill you whether its your car or not. Does that mean that anyone who drives around pedestrians is also a bad person?
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This is an excellent point, and where it gets more complex. I think the automotive and energy industries have the responsibility to clean up. The technology can be developed. Do it already. And drivers should know that there's a difference between an SUV and an compact when it comes to emissions. If you're driving an SUV solely for status reasons, then you aren't being considerate towards the environment. No one needs to drive a 345hp Cadillac Escalade to haul 180lbs. of cargo.
The tobacco industry should do the same. There's gotta be a way to get all that shit into your system without any exhaust fumes.
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