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On Sat, 7 Sep 2024 22:47:51 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 9/7/2024 9:03 PM, John B. wrote:
>> On Sat, 7 Sep 2024 13:36:49 -0400, Frank Krygowski
>> <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 9/7/2024 11:10 AM, AMuzi wrote:
>>>> On 9/7/2024 10:04 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Auto crash fatalities are a regrettable side effect of the use of cars
>>>>> for transportation. And cars are so beneficial for transportation that
>>>>> American society would cease to function if cars could not be used.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mass murders in schools are a regrettable side effect of the worship
>>>>> of guns, especially AR-style rifles, the weapon of choice for such
>>>>> murders. And I'll note that you have _still_ never managed to state a
>>>>> practical societal benefit of ARs in public possession.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unlike cars, if ARs could not be used, America would be better off by
>>>>> far. Just the tax savings from not having to "harden" public schools
>>>>> would be worth the change.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or to summarize yet again: Benefits vs. detriments, John! A concept
>>>>> that absolutely baffles you!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> By that logic, are fatal car crashes by Ford Fiesta or Prius drivers
>>>> less tragic than those by scary black pickups?
>>>
>>> We could certainly talk about advantages vs. disadvantages of huge
>>> pickup trucks and other similar vehicles. Books have been written on
>>> that topic.
>> 
>> Like
>> https://www.truckaddons.com/pros-and-cons-of-owning-a-pickup/
>> 
>> Notice I provide a reference, you don't.
>
>https://slate.com/business/2022/02/suvs-pickups-heavy-huge-deadly-dont-buy-em.html
>
>or 
>https://reason.com/2024/02/02/why-are-pickup-trucks-ridiculously-huge-blame-government/
>
>"... critics aren't entirely wrong to point out the ill effects of 
>mega-truck proliferation—or the oddity of using a 6,500-pound, 
>22-foot-long vehicle mainly as a grocery-getter. Pedestrian deaths have 
>reached 40-year highs and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 
>research shows that as trucks and SUVs have gotten taller and heavier, 
>they likewise have posed greater risks to those outside the vehicle."
>
>I have no problem with compact pickup trucks, just as I have no problem 
>with what were always considered normal and legitimate hunting rifles. 
>But bloated, oversized modern pickup trucks are a close parallel to 
>AR-style guns. They are bought mostly to raise the owners' testosterone 
>level, by providing capabilities that are essentially never needed. And 
>the detriments are externalities, imposed on others who get none of the 
>minuscule benefits.

I susppect that way down deep Krygowski is jealous of the people who
drive big pickup trucks...

--
C'est bon
Soloman