Obama to mandate higher gas mileage standards (aka trading blood for oil) (death, dollars)
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You don't get it because you don't want to, which is about par for the course.
George Bush 41 once quipped the he wasn't into the "vision thing" which explains a lot about the problem with conservative Republicans, vision. All you can whine about is "American's won't buy small cars." Dude get your head out of your behind. You can have a big, rich, impress your corporate friends Mercedes (http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/tag/mercedes-diesel/ - broken link)next year that will give you 44 mpg.
Instead of saying no all the time, start to work on that vision thing, and just keep saying to yourself, YES WE CAN!
A whole new world might open up for you... or at the very least you might join the rest of us in the 21st Century.
poor mr. avocado. is that all you got? a little white flag and a tired slogan?
i don't drive a car to impress anyone, and i certainly would never waste my money on a mercedes.
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And it's been well established for years, that smaller and lighter cars are less crashworthy than larger, heavier cars. Crash two small cars together, and you have significantly more chance of death and injury, than if you crash two large cars together. And of course, if you crash a big car and a small one together, guess which car's occupants get smashed up more?
How is it then that a 1200 lb race-car can hit a wall at 180mph and the driver walks away unscathed? Don't confuse size/weight with crash worthiness.
It is well established a lighter car is more agile and has a greater chance of avoding an accident, IF the driver's paying attention. Making cell phones inoperable in vehicles would probably go further in advancing highway safety than making cars heavier ever will.
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but the fact is that Americans don't feel safe driving tiny tin cans while sharing the road with 18-wheelers
What a misguided and false statement. Most accidents are not with 18 wheelers, they are with other non commerical vehicles and as such what the comment should have been is most people want to be in a truck so that when the get into accident with a car, they live and the other people are the ones more likely to get seriously hurt.
What a misguided and false statement. Most accidents are not with 18 wheelers, they are with other non commerical vehicles and as such what the comment should have been is most people want to be in a truck so that when the get into accident with a car, they live and the other people are the ones more likely to get seriously hurt.
Ever heard of consumer perception? Consumers generally do not perceive small cars to be safe for freeways. Throw me some statistics about crashes if you like---I am talking about perception, and what the consumer actually wants (instead of what Unc Sam wants).
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