Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Dianelos Georgoudis, Oct 17, 2003.

  1. I can't count how many trips I've taken back then going up the California
    central valley or across the Nevada desert with 55mph signs posted all the
    way. Of course, no one ever really drove 55 on those roads. I think the
    only effect that law had was to raise the blood pressure and stress level of
    millions of drivers, not to mention a permanent crick in your neck due to
    checking the rear view mirror so often.
     
    David J. Allen, Nov 6, 2003

  2. You've learned from experience, Lloyd never has. ;-)
     
    The Ancient One, Nov 6, 2003
  3. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    Cute, but zealots have claimed to be on the side of God throughout history.
    The fact is, the political spectrum runs from communism and socialism on the
    left, to fascism and Nazism on the right.

    And Republicans wanting to force Christian prayer in schools, displays of the
    10 Commandments in public buildings, telling a woman what to do with her body,
    telling people which kind of sex to have -- none of these are trying to compel
    people to act a certain way?
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  4. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    I thought you dittoheads were taking a rest with your idol in rehab.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  5. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    And for each of those, there are family members shot in anger or accidentally,
    suicides with a handy gun, children shooting children with a gun found in the
    house, shooting of a neighbor the homeowner thought was a burglar, etc.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  6. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    CO2 put into the air by nature has been in balance for millions of years.
    It's man changing this equilibrium that's the problem.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  7. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    Humans put out more CO2 than nature by several orders of magnitude.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  8. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    Bush's was bigger, since it raised the payroll tax.
    Explain how Clinton's tax on the wealthy hurt the economy.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  9. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    Totally false. I suggest remedial reading for you.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  10. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    Not proven.

    And the NAS looked at it and said NHTSA's study was flawed -- they lumped
    together cars of different weights, they lumped together model years with
    different safety features, etc.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  11. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    Do you have any idea how few estates are subject to the estate tax?
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  12. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    Not so. My employer won't even give me the money they save by my not being
    married and not needing their subsidy for health insurance for a spouse,
    tuition for children, etc. You're deluding yourself if you think employers
    would give employees the money they'd save if they didn't have to pay SS.

    Which your employer would keep as profit otherwise.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  13. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    No, it was the Republicans who tried to stop an honest recounting of the
    votes.

    Says who?
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  14. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    So why should a US citizen who lives in Mississippi not have the same rights
    and privileges as one who lives in New York?

    They wanted the government to "provide for the general welfare" and wrote that
    into the constitution.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  15. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    Wrong. As the media reported, depending on how the votes were counted
    (strictly, loosely), Bush would win some recounts and Gore would win some.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  16. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    Yes, those 8 years of gloom, doom, and recession. When the stock market goes
    above 10,000, that's a sure sign of recession. When unemployment hits record
    lows, gotta be in a recession!
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  17. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    FL law allowed for a candidate to ask for a recount in specific counties.

    The US constitution provides that a person's transgressions do not extend to
    their children. Guess that puts you on the wrong side of the constitution.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  18. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    Only when your side starts with the "socialist" or "communist" name calling.

    If you're going to challenge established science, you need some expertise.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  19. Dianelos Georgoudis

    Lloyd Parker Guest

    I've learned from science; you never have.
     
    Lloyd Parker, Nov 6, 2003
  20. Prove it.
     
    The Ancient One, Nov 6, 2003
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