[ale] Mass Transit Solutions?

[Jeff Hubbs]

Byron A Jeff wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 11:11:45AM -0400, Charles Shapiro wrote:
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>> I personally myself think that mass transit offers far safer and simpler
>> solutions to this problem. But of course gas has to get to $3.50 a gallon to
>> convince the SUV drivers that they'll have to rub elbows with peasants.
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> I'll be tougher than that. Gas at $3.50 to $4.00 a gallon will simply move 
> drivers out of the SUVs into more fuel efficient vehicles.
I don't see that happening.  Maybe Jim's $10/gal is more like it.  When
we start approaching that, the used SUV market will be a dumping ground
- you'll have to pay people to TAKE them - and small-displacement 4-cyl
cars will cost a fortune.