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I recently leased an SUV. One of these days I'll even learn how to drive it.
I've been riding public transportation, bicycles and walking my entire adult life, but I finally had to bite the bullet for personal reasons.
Those of you arguing about which vehicle is the greater planet raper don't appear to understand how many things are fundamentally wrong with the automobile.
At this point, the damage is done and we have been given no practical alternative. Believe me, after 20 years of riding the bus, I know what I'm talking about. The so-called alternatives to the automobile are pretty much made bankrupt by the damage done to our society by cheap fuel and private transport.
The author of this article has done no great harm with his purchase. He at least is trying to accomplish something with the meager choice offered. The chorus of deck-chair rearrangers attempting to shout him down should discourage anyone who cares about our future and our environment.
