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Re: My issues with SUV's are:
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Scott Roy Atwood
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Apr 21, 2004 17:36 PDT
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* Marc Jensen <marcj-@mac.com> [040422 00:12]:
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1. Solo Roll Over: 5000 deaths per year VS 1000 bike deaths/year & 5000 ped
deaths/year)
2. Higher threat to pedestrians: 2-3 times more likely to die if struck
by an SUV: see PubMed abstract at bottom
(It would be interesting to see how many bicyclist are killed by SUV's
as a function of the number of SUV's on the road)
3. Bull bars: Higher likleyhood of killing peds
4. Lower Emission requirements vs cars
5. Poor Gas Mileage => dependence on middle eastern terrorist funding
nations
5. Poor Gas Mileage => increase in global warming emissions
6. High Side Impact Threat to Passenger Cars
<http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1082422332809_77831532/
?hub=World>
7. High dealer markup => increase in debt burden for families
8. High crash threat to cars due to frame construction:
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You said it pretty weel, but I'd like to add a few more:
9. Higher profile blocks visibility of other motorists.
10. Factory tinted windows (not available on cars) block visibility of
other motorists.
11. Large size takes up more space on the road and in parking lots.
-Scott
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