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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you believe that the use of fossil fuels has caused/accelerated/contributed to climate change and drive an SUV, please help me understand how you reconcile your beliefs with your vehicle choice.  I would genuinely like to know.  I live in Bethesda and practically everybody I know drives an SUV.  Yet I'm pretty sure that, if I asked, they would say they are very concerned about climate change and disappointed the US withdrew from the Kyoto protocol.  Obviously I risk alienating friends and neighbors if I ask this directly as it could sound accusatory.  Please only answer if you have an SUV and these beliefs.[/quote]
Because I spend two hours in bad traffic every day, and I have a better chance surviving a collision in my SUV than in a little Prius.
People tend to focus on the immediate rather than the future.
This is the same reason that most prevention messages fall flat with the public. People are more focused on their daily life than on preventing a disease that may or may not happen in the future.[/quote]

Plus for that commute you need something that can handle snow and rain well.[/quote]

Rain? Are you joking? Plenty of people in New England have Priuses. Put snow tires on it or learn to drive. [/quote]

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