GregP wrote:

On 14 Dec 2004 09:54:21 GMT, otforme (Charlie Self)
wrote:


Not a good analogy. I don't know if it's the airbags, but there do seem to
be more and more idiots on the road today, people who tailgate, speed, cut
in and out. Possibly it's more noticeable because traffic is heavier than
ever in just about every location, but it sometimes seems to me that
adding extra safety gear to cars and SUVs gave a lot of people a sense of
invulnerability that is a bit frightening.


I think that it's a combination of people having to drive more and
more to accomplish basic things, in traffic that is increasingly
worsening, as well as bloated pig SUVs (they have quite a bit
in common with those early 60's Caddies).

Actually, they _are_ those early 60s Caddies. Since you can't get a car
like that anymore, people buy SUVs in order to have the same amount of
space and comfort.

And if you ban SUVs then you'll see people driving around in bobtail
18-wheelers to get the same.

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