Europe Considers BAN ON SPORTS CARS to Combat Global Warming

Alan Baker wrote:
>In article et>,
> Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS > wrote:
>
>> I'm all for this ban but the real reason should be to stop the killing
>> on our roads. Only a psychopath drives 100 mph.
>
>German autobahns are safer than our highways...

That's because retards aren't driving on the autobahns; we can't make
that same statement about US highways.


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Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:
>Marc Gerges wrote:
>
>>
>> Funnily, I wouldn't have an issue with this; I've done thousands of
>> miles at triple digit speeds, and usually the time that you won by
>> driving fast is being lost at the fuel pump. There's no benefit in
>> driving faster than 80-90 mph in my eyes.
>>
>
>Idiot. You mean 50 mph.

Damned, there you go again, proving you can't read worth a ****.


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Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein):
> Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:
> >Marc Gerges wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Funnily, I wouldn't have an issue with this; I've done thousands of
> >> miles at triple digit speeds, and usually the time that you won by
> >> driving fast is being lost at the fuel pump. There's no benefit in
> >> driving faster than 80-90 mph in my eyes.
> >>
> >
> >Idiot. You mean 50 mph.
>
> Damned, there you go again, proving you can't read worth a ****.

For SFB, "read worth a ****," would be a vast improvement.

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Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:

> I'm all for this ban but the real reason should be to stop the killing
> on our roads. Only a psychopath drives 100 mph.
>
> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...Gw8&refer=home
>
> Cutting CO2 or a Sneak Attack on Porsche, Ferrari?: Doron Levin
>
> By Doron Levin
>
> July 10 (Bloomberg) -- If one of the more extreme responses to global
> warming comes true, driving a sports car anywhere but on a racetrack
> might be relegated to history's dustbin.
>
> Fast, powerful cars within a few years may be outlawed in Europe, an
> idea that has been raised ostensibly because Ferraris and Porsches
> produce too much carbon dioxide. For those who abhor sports cars as
> vulgar symbols of affluence (along with vacation homes, furs and fancy
> jewelry), such a ban could be a two-fer: Saving the planet while cutting
> economic inequality.
>
> Who are these people anyway who decide on behalf of everyone what car is
> proper to drive? In the U.S. they're members of Congress, which is
> considering fuel-efficiency standards that will affect vehicle size. In
> Europe, it's the ministers and parliamentarians of the European Union,
> which wants to limit how much CO2 cars can emit as a proxy for a fuel-
> consumption standard.
>
> Chris Davies, a British member of the European Parliament, is proposing
> one of the most-extreme measures -- a prohibition on any car that goes
> faster than 162 kilometers (101 miles) an hour, a speed that everything
> from the humble Honda Civic on up can exceed. He ridiculed fast cars as
> ``boys' toys.''
>
> The proposed ban would take effect in 2013. Davies told the Guardian
> newspaper that ``cars designed to go at stupid speeds have to be built
> to withstand the effects of a crash at those speeds. They are heavier
> than necessary, less fuel-efficient and produce too many emissions.''
>
> His last point is telling, even though there are many reasons why cars
> are heavier, including safety measures such as air bags and
> steel-reinforced crumple zones.
>
> The idea is to limit CO2, a so-called greenhouse gas blamed for causing
> the earth's temperature to rise.
>
> But the debate isn't just about how much carbon dioxide to allow into
> the atmosphere and whether the amount actually matters. It's also about
> disdain some hold for the size or speed of the cars others drive.
>
> (snip)

They should ban bread first! This sounds like a Bush idea???

In article >,
"Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein)"
> wrote:

> Alan Baker wrote:
> >In article et>,
> > Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS > wrote:
> >
> >> I'm all for this ban but the real reason should be to stop the killing
> >> on our roads. Only a psychopath drives 100 mph.
> >
> >German autobahns are safer than our highways...
>
> That's because retards aren't driving on the autobahns; we can't make
> that same statement about US highways.

So you admit that it isn't speed per se that is the problem.

This is progress.

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to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS > wrote:
> Marc Gerges wrote:
>>
>> Funnily, I wouldn't have an issue with this; I've done thousands of
>> miles at triple digit speeds, and usually the time that you won by
>> driving fast is being lost at the fuel pump. There's no benefit in
>> driving faster than 80-90 mph in my eyes.
>
> Idiot. You mean 50 mph.

I'm not an idiot, and although I need to to check conversion rates for
speeds to be sure what I'm speaking of, I am positive about a.m. 80-90.

cu
.\\arc

Sandy > wrote:
> "Marc Gerges" > wrote in message
> ...
> > There's no benefit in driving faster than 80-90 mph in my eyes.
>>
>
> The benefit is that you get where you're going sooner. Duh.
>

Yes - in theory. In practice at most times on most roads I drive there's
enough traffic and other reason to reduce your speed that in the end you
won't spend a lot of time at 100+ mph and therefore your time saving is
relatively minor. You will spend a lot of time accelerating to this kind
of speed and that is expensive in gas.

Real world numbers I pushed a car capable of 140mph on german highways
for a trip of about 3 hours and won about 15 minutes. Cost a lot of
stress and a fill up (which cost those fifteen minutes). Not worth it
for me. Maybe different on other roads and conditions.

cu
.\\arc

Alan Baker wrote:
>In article >,
> "Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein)"
> > wrote:
>
>> Alan Baker wrote:
>> >In article et>,
>> > Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm all for this ban but the real reason should be to stop the killing
>> >> on our roads. Only a psychopath drives 100 mph.
>> >
>> >German autobahns are safer than our highways...
>>
>> That's because retards aren't driving on the autobahns; we can't make
>> that same statement about US highways.
>
>So you admit that it isn't speed per se that is the problem.
>
>This is progress.

I've never stated speed was the problem; I've always maintained driver
incompetence and inattention is the problem.
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In article >,
"Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein)"
> wrote:

> Alan Baker wrote:
> >In article >,
> > "Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein)"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Alan Baker wrote:
> >> >In article et>,
> >> > Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I'm all for this ban but the real reason should be to stop the killing
> >> >> on our roads. Only a psychopath drives 100 mph.
> >> >
> >> >German autobahns are safer than our highways...
> >>
> >> That's because retards aren't driving on the autobahns; we can't make
> >> that same statement about US highways.
> >
> >So you admit that it isn't speed per se that is the problem.
> >
> >This is progress.
>
> I've never stated speed was the problem; I've always maintained driver
> incompetence and inattention is the problem.

Then why aren't you campaigning for adequate driver training? Why are
you always insisting that the only possible solution is to lower speed
limits?

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

Alan Baker wrote:
>> >So you admit that it isn't speed per se that is the problem.
>> >
>> >This is progress.
>>
>> I've never stated speed was the problem; I've always maintained driver
>> incompetence and inattention is the problem.
>
>Then why aren't you campaigning for adequate driver training? Why are
>you always insisting that the only possible solution is to lower speed
>limits?

You've got me confused with someone else.

Only a retard would believe safety comes from traveling at specific
velocity, and not from being aware of their surroundings and acting
accordingly.


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