<div>So when an oversize suv nearly runs me off the road because it is too wide to pass me safely, I should shout "I LOVE YOU!" ?</div> <div> </div> <div>- Jon<BR><BR><B><I>turtle <turtle@zworg.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR><BR>greg@isoia.com,<BR>Boston Critical Mass <LIST@BOSTONCRITICALMASS.ORG>wrote:<BR><BR>> Maybe we can discuss<BR>> alternatives that are more effective in other areas of the country or need<BR>> to be tried here first.<BR><BR>Effective solutions come when you really understand why something is<BR>happening. If you want to reduce SUV use, you have to find out why<BR>people own SUVs. In my experience, I've found that people own things<BR>(anything really) because they believe that it fills a need. SUVs<BR>probably fill, or should I say they SEEM to fill, the need for:<BR><BR>- Personal mobility<BR>- Belonging/Fitting In to
Society<BR>- Safety<BR>- Status (a poor replacement for love, I would say)<BR><BR>Am I missing anything?<BR><BR>Anyway, if you want people to stop using SUVs, you need to offer them<BR>better replacements for those needs (or their more basic roots, like<BR>love). Find ways to get people around efficiently and safely, and help<BR>society to find ways to reward people with love and a sense of belonging<BR>in a way that is more in line with your morality and higher purpose. So<BR>this, and I will guarantee you will have much success.<BR><BR>-Turtle<BR><BR>----------------------------------<BR>"One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we<BR>seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must<BR>pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means." - Martin Luther King Jr.<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Boston Critical Mass mailing list<BR>list@bostoncriticalmass.org<BR>http://bostoncriticalmass.org/list<BR>To
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