suvs.....Re: anyone see this?

[Jon Linkov]

Robert... you forget. Driving is a DEVINE RIGHT. Doesn't matter if you can't
speak the native language (and therefore can't read the traffic signs,
detour signs, etc). Doesn't matter if your vehicle of choice takes up two
parking spaces. Doesn't matter if you are too young to handle a 3,000+ lb
vehicle, or too old to make quick reactions to the environment. Here in the
US, we all have the god-given, in the bible, written into the Constitution
right to have as many cars as we want. And nobody can tell us how to
maintain them, keep them safe, etc.

Jon
njconn at mail.com
'96 A4q
http://www.quattroclubusa.org/r/potomac

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Robert Deis
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 5:03 PM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: suvs.....Re: anyone see this?
>
>
> On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Ameer Antar wrote:
>
> Ok, you drug me in... Welcome to America! Here's how the public at large
> here views these things:
>
> > also, i think 85% of car owners give no thought to their tires.
>
> Make it last forever and make it cheap.  Oh, and I'd like it to be safe in
> bad weather, too, I guess, but not at the cost of shorter treadwear.
>
> > I constantly see deflated, bald, and tires that
> > are just generally in bad shape.
>
> If it lets me drive, it must be OK.
>
> > Also the factory tire pressure was too low.
>
> Makes for a smoother ride.
>
> > know people who haven't checked they're tire pressure 2 years
> after buying
> > the car.
>
> Isn't there an idiot light for that? If the car doesn't tell me it's
> wrong, then it must be fine. (Oh, BTW- an idiot light for something as
> "trivial" as tire pressure would annoy me.  My *other* car doesn't do
> that...)
>
> > And why the hell are they feeding the masses these huge trucks.
>
> Because we want them!  They're 4 wheel drive, which is soooo much safer in
> snow, and they're tanks so when some other idiot hits me, I survive just
> fine!
>
> > Fuel economy
>
> Is irrelevent, because- thanks to President Bill- the economy is strong,
> so we can afford to spend more on fuel!
>
> > How do expect emergency handling to be in such a high vehicle,
> and that's
> > how most accidents can be avoided, through better handling,
> response, and
> > braking.
>
> But *some* accidents will happen anyway, and I want to be safe in my tank
> when they do.
> -----------------
>
> A lot of these arguements make no sense, but some of them do from a
> certain point of view (NOT mine, BTW..), but the reality is that this is
> how most people think over here.  The idea that driving is a SKILL to be
> LEARNED and PRACTISED because you are RESPONSIBLE for the safety of those
> in your vehicle and THOSE AROUND YOU on the road seems totally foreign
> here. It is far more often viewed as a necessary inconvenience that we
> must go through instead of doing business, doing other chores, spending
> time with family, or doing anything else that's actually important.
>
> Bummer for us.
> --
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>   Rob Deis
>   MiB3346
>   rdeis at io.com
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