Do You Really Hate Your Kids?

Kids (V1 demo)
Why would you drive one of these things knowing full well it will be your own children and/or grand children who have to deal with the consequences.
You either have to be a special kind of stupid not to be aware of your actions or you really just don't give a flying fuck about them.
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TOP 10 REASONS NOT TO DRIVE AN URBAN 4x4
(taken from but in no way connected to the Alliance Against Urban 4x4s www.stopurban4x4s.org.uk)
1. You're not a farmer
Or a tree surgeon, country vet, wind turbine repairer, dry stone wall engineer or mountain rescue specialist. Unless you are (or in a handful of other occupations) there's really no need for you to get a big 4x4, particularly if you live in an urban area. Four wheel drive gives you better traction in snow or deep mud, and that's about it. It does not make your car safer, more manoeuvrable, or enable you to stop any quicker.

2. Your family fits into a saloon car or people carrier
Most families and their luggage can in fact fit comfortably into a small hatchback. Even if you have lots of kids (and a big dog), an estate car or MPV often has more space than a 4x4 and can fulfil all your daily needs. What did your dad drive you around in when you were small?

3. You will breathe cleaner air
Pollution studies have demonstrated that, in slow traffic, the dirtiest air isn't being breathed by the cyclists in the gutter or the people waiting for the bus on the pavement, but by those inside the cars in the middle of the road.

4. You will save money
Data at www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk show that it costs around £100 more per month in petrol costs alone to run a 4-litre Range Rover compared with a 2-litre estate car. Currently road tax stops increasing at just 225 g/km of carbon dioxide, so drivers of smaller cars are effectively subsidising the 4x4 drivers. Two-thirds of people support higher taxes for 4x4s and British insurance companies admit that 4x4 drivers are not yet charged premiums that reflect the cost of their claims, so the bottom line could get even worse.

5. You won't have to lie to your grandchildren
Our descendants will be left to deal with the effects of climate change caused by our profligate use of fossil fuels. Drivers of 4x4s should start editing their photo albums now.

6. You will be less likely to kill a pedestrian
Most accidents involving pedestrians are caused when they stray onto the road without warning, so your superior driving skills may not help to avoid an accident. However, a better designed car could make all the difference to their survival chances. The greater height and weight of 4x4s, as well as their flat fronts and stiff bonnets, means they are bottom of the class in Euro-NCAP crash tests for pedestrian safety.

7. You might see a small child early enough to avoid backing over them
Big, tall 4x4s have far bigger rear blind spots than normal cars, making it impossible to see a child for more than 15 feet behind them, and much further for short drivers. Check out the facts about the increased dangers to pedestrians from taller cars at www.kidsandcars.org.

8. You will be less likely to injure people in other cars
The high bumpers on 4x4s can override safety features on other cars, such as side impact bars and crumple zones, and the extra weight of big 4x4s is a hazard in itself. The spare wheel on the back of many 4x4s often takes the place of a rear bumper and increases damage to other cars and the 4x4 itself in a 'shunt' incident.

9. You will have a better time driving
Big 4x4s are notoriously difficult to park due to their poor visibility close to the car. When cornering, the high centre of gravity of a 4x4 reduces the responsivenesss and takes all the fun out of it. Don't expect to nip away from traffic lights either, due to all that extra weight.

10. People will like you better
The aggressive look of a big 4x4 means other people on the road may make assumptions about the person behind the wheel. In an ordinary car, you won't get dirty looks from all and sundry when you drive around town, won't have to avoid eye contact with bus passengers, and cyclists won't mouth obscenities as they squeeze past you in a queue of traffic. As an extra bonus, other drivers might occasionally let you pull out ahead of them.

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[BritishCommentWriter]

You know what Im gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. Hot pink, with whale skin hubcaps, all leather cow interior and brown baby seal eyes for head lights. And Im gonna drive in that baby at 115 miles per hour. Gettin' 1 mile per gallon, sucking down Quarter Pounder cheeseburgers from McDonalds in the old fashioned non-biodegradable styrofoam containers.

[cocksincars]

@BritishCommentWriter And then will you be changing your name to AmericanCommentWriter and start typing using British colloquialisms?

[lzbobo128]

you wanna tell me what I am? tell you what, I'll drive my SUV around more than usual just to spite this dumb clip

[cocksincars]

@lzbobo128 I'm glad we can discuss this like grown ups.

[dbo2224]

Seriously? Eco friendly cars cause more damage in manufacturing than a diesel does in a 10 year span. Eco cars are a true waste of money, technology changes too much and parts replacement is outrageous. Want to broadcast something? Try walking more than driving, using public transportation, etc. You don't reserve the right to stoop to low name calling and finger pointing because you don't agree with someones choice. Typical uneducated thinking. Do us a favor, research your topics.

[dionjed]

@cocksincars im not terrified no, but i personally think that i make a valid point, for example eco cars like the prius or the nissan leaf for example create more pollution by acctually producing them, than a big car such as a rangerover creates to drive so i think its best to stick with the big cars. i like the idea of planet friendly cars, but at the moment they are a bit of a joke, and with all of the big manufactures like audi, bmw and mercedes using sustainable design i dont see a problem

[s24atomic]

@cocksincars Explain me why people who drive SUV's are fat, ugly and have "under sized penis"??? You may hate SUV's but you don't have to insult people who drive SUV's, just let people do what they want (for other reasons than what you pretend) and buy a Prius if you want to save the planet :-)

[s24atomic]

@cocksincars Are you serious??? If that is a joke just let me laugh!!!!! Did you hear about four wheel drive??? If you didn't, I understand why you think narrower wheels are more effective in snow than SUV's (which mostly have four wheel drive systems)

[cocksincars]

@tappakeggaday1 Fair enough, but it still doesn't make sense.

Just goes to show how much meaning is lost from mind to page I suppose.

[tappakeggaday1]

@cocksincars hmmm ok i see how this goes,I will leave this last post then remove my other post,I have pushed the pickens plan,even quit driving my suv five years ago in lieu of public transportation.the 50 bucks was A euphemism.ALSO A CHEAP WAY TO CRACK A JOKE.I am sorry it went so far over your head that you have to keep taking stabs at me on your post.if you look at my favorites list and view the top one on there and then think about algae being the future fuel you'll go far indeed.

[cocksincars]

@tappakeggaday1 To answer your original point I worry for future generations, not anyone in particulars' grand kids.

And as for your original point of "think i'll go waste 50 bucks worth of petrol so he doesnt get the chance to rub out some knuckle children" remaining valid, I would agree or disagree if it actually made a point or made sense.