Dearest Gaspig
This site is so awesome and right on! Boy soccer moms with that
extra testosterone will be so upset though. Good! When I was
growing up our Suv was a green station wagon with wooden panels
and we were happy. Im 22 years old and I'm content walking or
taking the bus to my destinations and I believe I can appreciate
the environment more than those who are going over 55 mph in
monstrous things which never go off road. Like I've always said,
"Bigger the ride, smaller the penis". The only monstrous things on 4 wheels we need are
those of emergency and military. Im proud to say my Suv is
equipped with lights and sirens and races to pick up those who
are really in need, not to run over kids in a crosswalk like a
middle aged woman with a midlife crisis talking on her cell
phone. And guess what kind of automobile is most common in the
accidents I see. You've got it friends, SUVs! Once again, thanks
for this site and PSA cause it's so damn true. I'll be sure to
tell my friends about this site.
Sincerely,
Mike
Emt/B from LA
hey Mike
thanks so much for the perspective! suvs are in vogue. ten years
ago people said, "hey, i'm outdoorsy". today, we all
know that isn't true. so with help from profit driven companies
and the oil lobby, now the chant is "hey, big SUVs are
Safer". lies to justify fashion. people are silly - willing
to dump loads of money into impressing other people. and so we
have an endless parade of wannabes. then they get all upset when
things like gaspig.com pop up. perhaps they think we should all
like SUVs.
its interesting what you see in accidents. i get so caught up
with issues like the environment and oil dependence, but i'd bet
there are horror stories from accidents. i remember seeing a
special on PBS that dealt with SUVs where they showed an
expedition ramming through the windows of a sedan - if the
dummies were real people they'd have been severely crippled or
killed. driving a truck is a responsibility, you are taking the
lives of other drivers into your hands when you drive one. but
you see people racing them around like cars. i wrote about a
scenario from the perspective of a woman who hits a civic with
her navigator. its posted at http://www.gaspig.com/frontline.htm probably you've seen scenarios like this one.
thanks again for your letter, Mike. would you like me to send you
a couple stickers??
all the best
the Pig
www.gaspig.com