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Subject: Re: LA Times: U.S. Love Affair With The Car Ending Posted on: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:31:13 -0800


"SMS" wrote in message
news:45b9a631$0$68986$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
> Calif Bill wrote:
>

> 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.

For people where the cost of gas is significant, the vehicle use will be
self correcting. For higher income people, the cost of gas is not
significant.

The last thing we need is a bunch of idiot legislators writing simple minded
behavior rules for a complex society.