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ParticipantAlso, has anyone noticed that people are driving slower on the freeways these days? I recently slowed down to the legal speed limit when driving (used to speed — I know it’s bad) and my mileage has improved significantly from 26mpg to 29mpg+. Maybe others are doing the same…
ParticipantConcerning increased deaths from smaller cars, here is a recent study below showing the correclation between higher CAFE standards and highway fatalities. (Many of you green types will have wished you were in a larger car as traffic suddently stops before you on the freeway and you’ve got no place to go.)
SUVs are not safer than regular cars, heavier cars are not safer than lighter cars in general. They are harder to steer in an emergency, they don’t handle as well, and they don’t stop as fast. It’s simple physics. They do however transmit a lot more energy to their target in an accident. So if you just want to protect your family but you don’t give a shit about anyone else (like 99% of Americans), drive a big old Excursion. That way when you run into a Prius after losing control at 80mph on I5 you’ll kill the hippie family driving it but you might make it out allright. It’s the American way.
Check out High And Mighty for more on this topic…
ParticipantConcerning increased deaths from smaller cars, here is a recent study below showing the correclation between higher CAFE standards and highway fatalities. (Many of you green types will have wished you were in a larger car as traffic suddently stops before you on the freeway and you’ve got no place to go.)
SUVs are not safer than regular cars, heavier cars are not safer than lighter cars in general. They are harder to steer in an emergency, they don’t handle as well, and they don’t stop as fast. It’s simple physics. They do however transmit a lot more energy to their target in an accident. So if you just want to protect your family but you don’t give a shit about anyone else (like 99% of Americans), drive a big old Excursion. That way when you run into a Prius after losing control at 80mph on I5 you’ll kill the hippie family driving it but you might make it out allright. It’s the American way.
Check out High And Mighty for more on this topic…
ParticipantConcerning increased deaths from smaller cars, here is a recent study below showing the correclation between higher CAFE standards and highway fatalities. (Many of you green types will have wished you were in a larger car as traffic suddently stops before you on the freeway and you’ve got no place to go.)
SUVs are not safer than regular cars, heavier cars are not safer than lighter cars in general. They are harder to steer in an emergency, they don’t handle as well, and they don’t stop as fast. It’s simple physics. They do however transmit a lot more energy to their target in an accident. So if you just want to protect your family but you don’t give a shit about anyone else (like 99% of Americans), drive a big old Excursion. That way when you run into a Prius after losing control at 80mph on I5 you’ll kill the hippie family driving it but you might make it out allright. It’s the American way.
Check out High And Mighty for more on this topic…
ParticipantConcerning increased deaths from smaller cars, here is a recent study below showing the correclation between higher CAFE standards and highway fatalities. (Many of you green types will have wished you were in a larger car as traffic suddently stops before you on the freeway and you’ve got no place to go.)
SUVs are not safer than regular cars, heavier cars are not safer than lighter cars in general. They are harder to steer in an emergency, they don’t handle as well, and they don’t stop as fast. It’s simple physics. They do however transmit a lot more energy to their target in an accident. So if you just want to protect your family but you don’t give a shit about anyone else (like 99% of Americans), drive a big old Excursion. That way when you run into a Prius after losing control at 80mph on I5 you’ll kill the hippie family driving it but you might make it out allright. It’s the American way.
Check out High And Mighty for more on this topic…
ParticipantConcerning increased deaths from smaller cars, here is a recent study below showing the correclation between higher CAFE standards and highway fatalities. (Many of you green types will have wished you were in a larger car as traffic suddently stops before you on the freeway and you’ve got no place to go.)
SUVs are not safer than regular cars, heavier cars are not safer than lighter cars in general. They are harder to steer in an emergency, they don’t handle as well, and they don’t stop as fast. It’s simple physics. They do however transmit a lot more energy to their target in an accident. So if you just want to protect your family but you don’t give a shit about anyone else (like 99% of Americans), drive a big old Excursion. That way when you run into a Prius after losing control at 80mph on I5 you’ll kill the hippie family driving it but you might make it out allright. It’s the American way.
Check out High And Mighty for more on this topic…
ParticipantEuro was between USD 1.1 to 1.2 in 2003; $1.6 in 2008
Obviously, US $ depreciation is only part of the story.Good point — depreciation is only part of it, maybe increased demand worldwide is also a factor. But we probably both agree that it isn’t the war…
ParticipantEuro was between USD 1.1 to 1.2 in 2003; $1.6 in 2008
Obviously, US $ depreciation is only part of the story.Good point — depreciation is only part of it, maybe increased demand worldwide is also a factor. But we probably both agree that it isn’t the war…
ParticipantEuro was between USD 1.1 to 1.2 in 2003; $1.6 in 2008
Obviously, US $ depreciation is only part of the story.Good point — depreciation is only part of it, maybe increased demand worldwide is also a factor. But we probably both agree that it isn’t the war…
ParticipantEuro was between USD 1.1 to 1.2 in 2003; $1.6 in 2008
Obviously, US $ depreciation is only part of the story.Good point — depreciation is only part of it, maybe increased demand worldwide is also a factor. But we probably both agree that it isn’t the war…
ParticipantEuro was between USD 1.1 to 1.2 in 2003; $1.6 in 2008
Obviously, US $ depreciation is only part of the story.Good point — depreciation is only part of it, maybe increased demand worldwide is also a factor. But we probably both agree that it isn’t the war…
ParticipantThe (misguided) Iraq war has caused skyrocketing oil prices, in turn causing commodity inflation.
Gas prices increase when measured in dollars. If you measure in euros, pounds, swiss francs, yen, etc… they haven’t increased substantially since the start of the war. The war has had very little effect on oil production. Iraq was limited in how much it could sell before the war by sanctions and now they are limited by damaged infrastructure, terrorism, etc…
Our gas prices here in the US are a reflection of the diminished purchasing power of our dollars. Because everyone buys oil, we compete with the rest of the world and when our currency sinks, oil becomes more pricey.
ParticipantThe (misguided) Iraq war has caused skyrocketing oil prices, in turn causing commodity inflation.
Gas prices increase when measured in dollars. If you measure in euros, pounds, swiss francs, yen, etc… they haven’t increased substantially since the start of the war. The war has had very little effect on oil production. Iraq was limited in how much it could sell before the war by sanctions and now they are limited by damaged infrastructure, terrorism, etc…
Our gas prices here in the US are a reflection of the diminished purchasing power of our dollars. Because everyone buys oil, we compete with the rest of the world and when our currency sinks, oil becomes more pricey.
ParticipantThe (misguided) Iraq war has caused skyrocketing oil prices, in turn causing commodity inflation.
Gas prices increase when measured in dollars. If you measure in euros, pounds, swiss francs, yen, etc… they haven’t increased substantially since the start of the war. The war has had very little effect on oil production. Iraq was limited in how much it could sell before the war by sanctions and now they are limited by damaged infrastructure, terrorism, etc…
Our gas prices here in the US are a reflection of the diminished purchasing power of our dollars. Because everyone buys oil, we compete with the rest of the world and when our currency sinks, oil becomes more pricey.
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