Okay, I'm sticking my neck out on this one...
I can believe this statistic. A lot of people who drive average size
cars have probably had bad experiences with SUV drivers. Let's face it,
we've all seen jacked up SUV's and 4WD trucks being operated by total
assholes. (Sorry if colorful language offends anyone, but I'm calling
'em the way I see 'em.)
It's not the vehicles that cause the problem; it's the nuts behind the
wheel. Unfortunately, the aggrieved parties don't see the operator; they
see that big car crusher beast (or its bumper at eye level) and focus
their outrage on the machine.
That's why MV organizations place such an emphasis on responsible
driving.
You may flame when ready, Gridley!
Pete Davis
pandr@cybertours.com
Jeanne Lacourse wrote:
> I found this today and I was shocked that the # was so high. You would
> think
> looney tunes would be 1-2%.
>
> I mention this, because if 9% think SUV's should be banned, and
> believe that
> there is nothing wrong with this idea...
>
> Americans split over SUVs
> 9 percent want to ban
> popular vehicles outright
>
> By Jon E. Dougherty
> © 2000 WorldNetDaily.com
>
> Americans, it seems, have a love-hate relationship
> with
> the plethora of sport utility vehicles offered by
> virtually
> every major automobile maker as factors such as gas
> prices, safety and tires influence drivers' opinions
> of
> the
> oversized vehicles.
>
> According to a new poll released yesterday by
> Portrait of
> America, 40 percent of Americans say SUVs are
> "great"
> while 9 percent want to ban them outright.
>
> Yet, nearly half -- 47 percent -- "are where they
> are
> usually at, in the middle" of the SUV debate, poll
> analysts
> said, noting that those respondents "fall somewhere
> between thinking the trucks are great and banning
> them
> entirely."
>
> Additionally, analysts
> said Americans are
> equally split over the
> safety of the vehicles,
> noting that 32 percent
> say SUVs are safe to
> drive and/or ride in,
> 31 percent say they aren't and 37 percent said they
> weren't sure.
>
> Rasmussen Research conducted the survey of 966
> adults
> Aug. 10. The margin of sampling error for the full
> sample
> is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95 percent level
> of
> confidence.
>
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