WASHINGTON—In a trend that is reducing the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels by curtailing the total number of cars on the road, a study released Thursday by the Transportation Department found that more Americans than ever are commuting to work splattered on the grill of a Ford F-150. “Increasing...
We're trying that in Canada right now, and it's making a lot of people very angry.
Those people are ignorant and wrong, but they're loud enough that even parties on the left are saying "maybe we should try something else."
It is really interesting to think about how we built our entire society around gas being insanely cheap. You can buy a gallon of it for $3, which is as much as you would pay for a large cup of coffee in most places, something which we have essentially an infinite supply of.
I've had to drive to work lately and there have been two f150s, a Silverado, an avalanche, and an escalade taking up all the unmarked parking space, with just barely not enough space for my car between them. When I biked these were never there and I don't know what we did to piss off the neighbors so bad that they would do this to me.
How dare those cyclists use the roads. They don't even pay the taxes for them. They should need a lisence and insurance. What if a cyclist hits my truck? And why do they get to park by the sidewalk and entrances, that space could be used for more parking spots.
Do you have more details on this info? I don't understand how giving up SUV's has a bigger impact than giving up cars altogether. Or does giving up SUV's mean going from an SUV to no car?