S.U.V.'s, how much do I loathe them? Let me count the way. I'm an environmentalist, a greenie, so you might think I hate them because they are big and imposing on forests and natural areas and are the poster child for exploitation of the planet. Not so. I think they are useful, utilitarian vehicles for environmentalism, as such vehicles are a mainstay for getting through rugged country with scientific monitoring equipment, for wildlife work, for conservation efforts, even just to go camping -- they rock. Their mileage isn't an issue with me either. Although, if everyone has got to have one because they like "riding in style," well, supply and demand sort of says because of you, the price of gas is gonna be higher than if you all were in Smart Cars. I mean, c'mon. Well, how about Global warming concerns? Well guess what: SUV's don't cause global warming. If we'd get on with going solar, we'll cut down on CO2 so fast, it wouldn't matter if twice as many SUVs are on the road, or even ten times as many. If you took every SUV off the road and replaced it with a Prius, the buildup rate of CO2 levels would not slow down for a day. If everyone had Priuses, we'd all be driving more anyway -- we could afford the gas!
Nope, my one and only complaint about SUVs is they block views. You can't go anywhere that's architecturally important and get a respectable shot without one of the ugly beasts ruining the view. They're View Blockers. VBV's.
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