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Our use of cars needs to be examined and improved.

Submitted by Grampa Ken on May 9, 2008 - 05:50.

Cars have played a major role in our current social makeup. Too much of the overall product is undesirable for society as a whole. They are a major polluter of our cities and the world with their larger than needed size and power. Why do consumers who only use their cars a few hours per week need 'luxury' transportation anyway? Persuasion.

On TV during the previous oil crisis a spokesperson from the Automobile Association was defending why they aren't marketing more smaller cars. "People couldn't just sell their cars and buy smaller ones." The TV commercial which immediately followed the newsbyte was for a flashy full size SUV.

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