I did bother to read the article. Thanks for asking.
I also read you your statement. It is interesting how they dont bother you... You just dont want them around. I also like how you tell me that I am going to go to hell because of my choices. Nice touch. Oh, and I forgot: You are acusing me of having a small penis because of driving an SUV. All very nice arguements. Oh, and who can forget that I tell everyone to "fuck off" because of what I am driving.
Full of assumptions today, aren't we?
You go ahead and drive a small car if you want. I can afford to drive something nicer, and I plan to do it. It is also safer for me, which counts.
Nothing I like better than people who steroetype me for the car I drive. Shall I pick something out about you and do the same?
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Originally posted by lurkette
TJ, did you bother to read the article or did you just make a knee-jerk assumption that it supported your existing opinion and reinforced your decision to do exactly what you want?
Saying that downsizing cars is a safety problem is really just a bass-ackward way of saying that UPsizing SUVs and other small trucks is creating a safety problem for the rest of us.
I don't hate SUVs - they have their place just like every other vehicle. They're useful for hauling things, driving in rough weather or off-road. What I object to are the massive numbers of suburbanites who buy them for reasons other than utility (what I like to call the "small penis" syndrome), or who have this "fuck all y'all I'll drive what I want" attitude. The fact is SUVs are not, on the whole, safer than other cars, and even if they were, <a href="http://poseur.4x4.org/reasons2.html#Safe">which they're not</a>, you'd be trading in safety while driving for other downsides such as increased health risks due to air pollution, higher fuel costs due to increased demand, greater dependence on foreign oil.
Thankfully this is America and you have the freedom to choose exactly which handbasket you get to drive to hell in.
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