Re: Risk Homeostasis - Drivers and Cyclists

"Dave Larrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Mark Leuck wrote:
>
> > fewer people own cars.
>
> Not necessairly a bad thing; however, 72% of UK households had access to a
> car or van according to the 2001 census
>
> > As far as sensibly sized motor vehicles, with the exception of
> > the Mini, vehicles in Europe don't seem to be any smaller or larger
> > than ours here in the US.
>
> Sorry, but this can only be decribed as Clearly Bollocks.  There are few
> vehicles used for private transportation comparable in size with the
> standard US pickup or SUV, and note that which full-size pickups dominate
> the US market, the best selling cars in Europe are the size of the Ford
> Focus or VW Golf.

Sorry I had forgotten to factor in the truck market, still I'd much rather
have a system where I can choose what I want to drive than having it forced
on my by massive tax increases on fuel and misguided governments.