sharx35 wrote:
"SMS" wrote in message
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Scott en Aztlán wrote:
SMS said in misc.transport.urban-transit:

Actually what needs to be done is to find ways to encourage people to
leave the SUV or mini-van at home, and use a smaller vehicle for
commuting, and use the larger vehicle only when necessary.
Or, better still, use public transit for commuting, and *rent* the SUV
when you actually need one.
That doesn't really work. Families often need the larger vehicle every
weekend, and several times during the week. Where they don't need it, is
in everyday commuting. The SUV or minivan has become the defacto
replacement for the large station wagons of the past. At least they get
better mileage.

So, who put a gun to their heads and forced them to have that many children
that they NEED a SUV? 2 or 3 children can EASILY be transported in the back
seat of even a medium-sized car.

Hell, I've transported three in a Subaru Outback Sport before with
relative ease. We also had an adult squeezed into the trunk. (Okay, it
may not be pleasant if you're driving 400 miles.)

The ironic thing is that sometimes SUVs really don't provide that much
in the way of additional passenger space anyway.