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Not so outrageous...
Posted by bRAD [Email] (more from bRAD) on Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:45:38
In Reply to: Re: hmmm (+), Ed NC, Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:40:02
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I disagree that the government cannot ban SUV's- the government can and will do so when deemed appropriate by society. Perhaps you've noticed that the last several cars you've bought have government mandated features like safety belts, side impact reinforcement beams and very specific lighting requirements. Certain regions (take California, for example) even go so far as to create stricter emmissions requirements. Its no coincidence that when you crash your car the doors don't open, or it doesn't spill explosive fuel all over the crash scene- All of those things were "banned" by the government.
If the public's impression of SUV's becomes "unsafe, fuel wasters" then for sure you'll see some government intervention.
I do find it amusing when I see ads for vehicles touting how they have some added safety feature like "side impact protection" when in fact, all cars for sale in North America have the same feature by law!
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Posts in this Thread:
- "Axle of Evil"..., Jo K, Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:44:16
- Raise gas prices to Euro levels, AdamB
, Mon, 20 Jan 2003 22:05:09 - As chief dictator in this country..., lowbar, Mon, 20 Jan 2003 17:03:21
- "FUV" - more appropriate name than SUV nm, saabaru, Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:46:35
- tangent (corollary to litigation & gun maker threads), K-9, Sun, 19 Jan 2003 21:22:48
- Re: "Axle of Evil"..., Rod'899kT, Sun, 19 Jan 2003 15:35:17
- Interesting, but somewhat flawed article>, K-9, Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:14:25
- Re: SUVs and terrorism, Ed NC, Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:52:17
- Re: hmmm (+), Ed NC, Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:40:02
- Not so outrageous..., bRAD, Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:45:38 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: one more little thing, Ed NC, Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:38:45
- Re: Not so outrageous..., Ed NC, Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:31:38
- Um..., saabaru, Tue, 21 Jan 2003 15:50:08
- Nothing wrong with reasonable regulations, saabaru, Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:31:10
- Re: hmmm (+), K-9, Mon, 20 Jan 2003 15:54:59
- What about sociopathic BMW and Camaro drivers?, J, Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:00:14
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