NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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catweasel wrote:........... buses and trucks must make them absolutely pee their pants......
Not to detract from the serious point that it is bad driving that is dangerous, not the vehicle used. All the crap about, "ah, but if they are a bad driver in a 4x4 more kittens will be killed than if they are a bad driver in a tiny Nissan town car" is smoke and mirrors. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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zetecr
Member Since: 11 Aug 2006
Location: Sydney
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NoDo$h wrote:Ah, the old divide and conquer. As soon as you start adding caveats to who can and who can't have a 4x4, "they" have won. We either stick together and say "I choose a 4x4 so I WILL have one" or we get into ever more restrictive scraps on who is "worthy" of having one
A dangerous road.... 
I believe that "dangerous road" is the one that results when freedom is exercised without consideration of one's responsibilities. I also cling to the outdated notion that driving is a privilege, rather than a right, and various driving choices people make do have varying degrees of merit. "Worthy" is not a word I used nor is it appropriate. However, I do suggest there is a difference between satisfying one's "needs" and fulfilling all and sundry of one's frivolous "wants " to the detriment of those around you. Choosing a 2+ ton 4x4, with all its compromises in terms of on-road use (efficiency, safety etc), mainly as a fashion accessory is clearly not a responsible way to excercise one's freedom.
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