In a message dated 3/9/00 12:13:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jboatri@emory.edu writes:
<< I don't think we're moving towards this goal in
some areas quite yet, one of them being the clash between freedoms of
personal transportation encroaching on freedoms of personal standards
of living. >>
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If mass transit were more pleasant to use and less expensive than driving and
parking, perhaps we could move toward these goals. As it is, in Philly at
least, the only time it is safe to use the trains to get in and out of the
city is at rush hour when the trains are crowded.
BTW, it isn't our LBCs that are causing most of the pollution. Look at the
standards for emissions for SUVs, which are considered trucks. Look at the
pollution from electric power generating plants that burn coal. Look at the
inner city cars that blow smoke all over, are not inspected legally, and are
uninsured, despite laws against these things.
BTW, I'm finished on this thread.
Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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