May 3, 2008
Another shock
The New York Times reports that high gas prices are causing people to buy smaller cars.
Soaring gas prices have turned the steady migration by Americans to smaller cars into a stampede.
In what industry analysts are calling a first, about one in five vehicles sold in the United States was a compact or subcompact car during April, based on monthly sales data released Thursday. Almost a decade ago, when sport utility vehicles were at their peak of popularity, only one in every eight vehicles sold was a small car.
Colour me amazed. But it’s not too late to interrupt this alarming trend. Let’s try a gas-tax holiday. (One question about that proposal, by the way, I wish somebody would put to Hillary Clinton and John McCain: if it’s such a good idea, why do it just for the summer?)
Smaller Cars are always welcome, in terms of mileage and cost of maintenance. I think people should travel in a small car, when they are travelling alone. Comparative with big cars, small cars occupy less space on busy roads, so that traffic conjunction can be avoided. It is also improper to allow big cars for a single person’s journey on busy roads. This is only my idea. In future, we may see this trend. Governments should encourage “Public mass transportation system”. Thanks!
Posted by: Beth W. | May 10th, 2008 at 2:58 pm | Report this comment_______
Beth W.
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