Friday, August 1, 2014

Fuck SUVs and the drivers that drive them

May I please just ask the online community a serious question?

Why oh why does anyone drive or own an SUV? I don't get it. I really just do not get it. 

You're so big no one can see around you. You don't get good gas mileage. Parking is a nightmare. So is traffic because you're so big you can't easily maneuver in and out of lanes. You pollute more. You tear up the road more. Your carbon footprint is awful. Your likelihood of tipping your vehicle is increased 50%. It costs more to operate and more to register your vehicle. Most of the time you act like a bully to other cars simply because you are bigger and can get away with it because not enough of us are speaking out. Your level of inconsiderateness is insurmountable.



So I ask again: why in 2014 does anyone EVER own an SUV?

And yet, most SUV drivers act like they own the road and like everything should be entitled to them because the vehicle they drive is so gargantuanlly large.

When I lived I Sydney, the city passed a law taxing SUV drivers more because of the reasons above, but mostly because the impact driving an SUV places on other drivers and the system of transportation was deemed so strained that the city saw no other way to curb the absurdity. The result? No more SUVs. Because people do not need them. There's never a need for anyone to own an SUV.

Europe has very few SUVs because why? There's no fuckin room for them!

Most of the people driving SUVs in LA are driving them ALONE. Sans passengers.

Hope your huge mistake was worth it. Meanwhile the rest of us have to deal with probably even further stupider mistakes you've made in your life!



(but I mean really...why was this car ever made? It's not like you're hauling lumber in LA...)


End rant.