[quote=UCGal]Semi-hijack.
I’m old enough to remember having frequent “smog alerts” in the late 60’s and early 70’s. It was bad. Your lungs literally hurt from breathing the crappy air. I’m glad they passed the laws that improved the air quality.[/quote]
Yep!
Mr. CAR and I both grew up in L.A., and we well remember the days when you couldn’t see the mountains on the other side of the San Fernando Valley (I was 7 years old before noticing that there were mountains on the east side of the Valley!). The air quality is 100% better, and we’ve managed to do it with an even larger population.
IMHO, the smog restrictions on cars are a big part of this. FWIW, I would gladly pay more for energy if we could reduce emissions/live in a cleaner environment. People who don’t want to do that are being short-sighted (like I was when objecting to the smog restrictions on cars because, at the time, I couldn’t afford cars that could pass a smog check).
