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Originally posted by Conclamo Ludus
Or is it selfish to drive a "safer" bigger vehicle, while not everybody can or wants to?
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I think in the opinion of most SUV-haters, it's selfish to drive a car that may or may not be safer for the driver (the jury is out on that one) but is definitely
less safe for everyone else on the road, and creates a worse environment for everyone. Affording it is not an issue, although I do think most people who don't need to drive SUVs for utility's sake purchase them for reasons of prestige. I could afford an SUV, but I choose to drive something smaller that gets better gas mileage because it's consistent with my values of environmentalism and caring about more than my own life.