Re: Al Those Great Scientists Here

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 Bret <bret.wade@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On May 16, 6:16 pm, Howard Kveck <YOURhow...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > In article <vIKdnVzV2L4OgLPVnZ2dnUVZ_orin...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >  "Phil Holman" <piholmanc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> > > >That asswipe Ralph Nader scared the crap out of everyone in the US
> > > >about "highway safety," so that combined with low fuel prices
lowered
> > > >demand for small cars in the US.  That might change.
> >
> > > Don't hold your breath. Seeking to significantly reduce the size of
US
> > > cars (SUVs) is similar to implementing more gun controls. The good
of
> > > the majority is secondary to individual freedoms. It's a "nobody
wants
> > > to drive around in a smart car until everyone else is driving around
in
> > > a smart car" mentality.
> >
> >    I want to drive around in a Smartcar now.
> 
> My wife wants one. She doesn't own a car now and gets around on a 50cc
> scooter, bikes and buses, so a Smartcar would be an upgrade for her.
> She only really needs a car for when it snows (I drive her to work
> then) and I'm not sure the Smartcar makes sense for that. If Honda
> make a hybrid version of the Fit or something similar, we'll be all
> over it.

   The Smartcar site has a FAQ that includes the snow question. It makes
it sound 
like they'd do fine in snowy conditions.

http://www.smartusa.com/smart-car-faq.aspx

   Getting around on a scooter can be entertaining.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcG8oxbMqWc

-- 
                              tanx,
                               Howard

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                        Leon Trotsky?
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                        That made his ears burn.

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