Bay Area ‘Mad Taggers’ Target SUVs (via metafilter) Evidently, like most activists, these guys are forcing their disapproval upon others. Sticking stickers on SUV’s that are not friendly to the environment, they are causing a small stir in CA. Not sure why they are doing this, other than to attract free publicity and attention for their website. (which I won’t link to). Now, this is not a terrible criminal act, but could possibly cause one to receive an old fashioned ass kicking for their troubles.
Now, I am indeed concerned about the environment. But what is most troublesome to me about the entire SUV debacle isn’t the impact on the environment, the projection of status that they convey, or the fact that they are almost never used for their intented purpose. I am most concerned about the inexperienced drivers of these large, unstable, and dangerous vehicles. I work in the SUV capital of the world. I have to contend with these people and this problem on a daily basis (for at least 2 hours a day). I’m can say from first hand experience that, despite any flaws in Firestone tires, there were more than plenty of SUV’s and large passenger trucks lying in ditches with tires pointed skyward. As well as the other cars they took with them on the way to death. Whenever you oversteer one of these top-heavy vehicles at a high rate of speed, they will go sideways and flip over in seconds flat. That’s all there is to it. ANY tire will shred under those circumstances, very few drivers are able to contend with and correct this while driving.