On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 13:05:01, Dirk Wright wrote:
>because the car is ingrained into the american identity. you are what you
>drive. And if someone's a suburban twit driving a vehicle that's too large
Suburban twit? Do you recognize any stereotyping in that label?
>for thier skill level, then they are a danger to others on the road. That's
>the main thing that I & others hate about suv's. It's not the vehicles,
>it's the lack of skill of the drivers.
I don't believe that. There are plenty of bad drivers around, and
there's no correlation with size. What about the teenagers and
college students in their mini-cars who zip in front of me? Should I
assume this is because of their vehicles, or the lack of experience
and adolescent judgement?
>Finally, americans pride themselves on thier individuality, yet they rush
>around like cattle (or lemmings?) buying suv's and minivans. It's the
>hypocrisy of this herd mentality that's so annoying.
Again, bah humbug. Is buying one of the dozen or so cars that look
just like a little jellybean any less herd-like?
Pickout your car and let them pickout theirs.No need to get
self-rightous about it.
BB
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