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Quote by: Chancellor  As long as there is a market for gas guzzlers, the US automobile manufacturers would still make a profit by producing them.
You people over in the rest of the world really don't understand the cultural significance of the automobile in America. |
Nod. Unlike much of Europe american has most of the nation built around the automobile. Many of our biggest cities, LA, SF, etc.. were built with no other transport method in mind.
Considered the huge lack of success with amtrack, our public transit isn't very popular or effective to begin with. Like the 150 mpg train from NYC that can only use that speed for 15 minutes of its travel because local towns won't allow a train to pass through any faster due to noise or potential safety concerns.
America loves its cars. Most people just have no option but to drive, there is no other way to get to and fro work. Were left with either abandon the rural towns and suburbs and all live in mega cities, or improve the mileage of cars and trucks.
The issue of government intrusion is part of the problem. Its all dandy to say its your right to choose to drive a hummer and want it to get 8 mpg. But by doing so your harming the nation as a whole, especially when its 150,000 drivers doing the same thing.
This would be an example of the government using its defined powers to say "for your protection, we have to now take charge."