fellow man (to use a phrase)? Does wealth give someone the right to kill?
Any well thought out response is appreciated, from any viewpoint.
I am, of course talking about the 99% of SUV/Truck owners that cannot truly justify their choice in vehicle ownership based on environmental and transportation load considerations.
*99% is not an actual figure, but it sounds about right (laugh out loud)
Stygianwolf: I appreciate the labor you exchange for bread in nearly every activity I partake. If it were not for truckers, I would have died from starvation.
People who cannot afford a bigger vehicle and who are not lazy welfare bums do not deserve the same degree of protection that those of luxuriant means can provide?
John: when gas prices go up the workers will not be able to afford "two trucks"
Being a lifeguard requires a decent nights sleep.
Maggie: statistically SUV/Truck drivers drive badly, therefore the burden of of responsibility for increased accidents falls more squarely on your opulent shoulders. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_sport_utility_vehicles
So far good responses everyone. I have to go to bed now.
the right to kill, If you slam into a Geo metro after going through a red light while talking on your cell phone in your F-250 what will happen.
My understanding of the Wikipedia page is that because you feel safer by being in a large tall vehicle you are statistically more likely to engage in dangerous driving activities
Now replay the same scenario with cars of equal mass. Equal mass for equal need.
Any well thought out response is appreciated, from any viewpoint.
I am, of course talking about the 99% of SUV/Truck owners that cannot truly justify their choice in vehicle ownership based on environmental and transportation load considerations.
*99% is not an actual figure, but it sounds about right (laugh out loud)
Stygianwolf: I appreciate the labor you exchange for bread in nearly every activity I partake. If it were not for truckers, I would have died from starvation.
People who cannot afford a bigger vehicle and who are not lazy welfare bums do not deserve the same degree of protection that those of luxuriant means can provide?
John: when gas prices go up the workers will not be able to afford "two trucks"
Being a lifeguard requires a decent nights sleep.
Maggie: statistically SUV/Truck drivers drive badly, therefore the burden of of responsibility for increased accidents falls more squarely on your opulent shoulders. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_sport_utility_vehicles
So far good responses everyone. I have to go to bed now.
the right to kill, If you slam into a Geo metro after going through a red light while talking on your cell phone in your F-250 what will happen.
My understanding of the Wikipedia page is that because you feel safer by being in a large tall vehicle you are statistically more likely to engage in dangerous driving activities
Now replay the same scenario with cars of equal mass. Equal mass for equal need.