"RCE" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"RCE" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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The real problem is one of religion, Bryan. In this great country, cars
occupy almost mythical status in the mind of the consumer.

And I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. It's part of the American
culture.

You've just proven my point. "Someone else can deal with the problem.
I'm too busy or stupid".


If I truly believed that a 40 mpg hybrid in every garage would solve the
problem, I'd listen.
But, I am of the belief that they won't. They are a nothing but an
admirable but symbolic gesture in the bigger scheme of things, IMOH. I
respect those that feel good about themselves owning and driving one, but
to think they are making a significant difference is being blind-sighted.

You know, everytime something that our culture traditionally enjoys is
found to be bad for the environment or is wasteful or is deemed not
appropriate by some, the answer is to ban them.

Why not investigate ways that they can continue to be enjoyed by those
that do while addressing the offending problems?

RCE


Here's a radical idea: How about a president who makes it his hobby to tell
people he trusts them to make changes? Our grandparents made sacrifices
during WWII. There were no Victory Garden police walking around checking
back yards.

As far as the 40 mpg hybrids you keep mentioning, you need to stop that.
According to two people I know who own them, Escalades get 12-14 mpg on a
good day. A Camry or an Impala get numbers in the high 20s - low 30s. I
wasn't a math whiz in high school, so please correct me if I'm wrong, but I
*think* that's about twice the gas mileage of an Escalade.