Yesterday 15 people were killed and dozens wounded when a man purposely drove into a crowd with his car in New Orleans, another case of a personally owned car being used in a ramming attack to kill and injure numerous people. Surely, surely now liberals will finally get over their addiction to personal car ownership and will support, as a first step, banning the personal ownership of all vehicles that weigh more than 800 pounds (330 kilograms).
Of course, ultimately, if liberals will stop parroting the propaganda of the car-making industry (that personal vehicles have valid uses, that the benefit outweighs the cost in lives, etc.), personal vehicle ownership should be banned for all motorized vehicles except for scooters, farm equipment (tractors), and commercial trucks and buses used for freight and public transportation. If we could just get liberals to get serious about public safety and societal responsibility, we could make this happen.
Each year, over 40,000 people die in car crashes, and hundreds of thousands are injured, and each year hundreds of people are killed in vehicle ramming attacks. In addition, personally owned cars are used in the commission of numerous crimes each year (abductions, getaways, drug deals, prostitution, etc.). If we want history to see us as a civilized nation and people, we must recognize that personal vehicle ownership is a relic of the past and must be replaced by robust public transportation. Yes, this will require lifestyle modifications, but it will be worth it.
Hopefully, this time we won't hear the standard liberal excuses that car ownership is "different" from gun ownership, and that personal vehicle ownership is a must for a modern society (a lie disproven in big cities where many people do not own cars but rely on public transportation, and get along just fine).
Of course, ultimately, if liberals will stop parroting the propaganda of the car-making industry (that personal vehicles have valid uses, that the benefit outweighs the cost in lives, etc.), personal vehicle ownership should be banned for all motorized vehicles except for scooters, farm equipment (tractors), and commercial trucks and buses used for freight and public transportation. If we could just get liberals to get serious about public safety and societal responsibility, we could make this happen.
Each year, over 40,000 people die in car crashes, and hundreds of thousands are injured, and each year hundreds of people are killed in vehicle ramming attacks. In addition, personally owned cars are used in the commission of numerous crimes each year (abductions, getaways, drug deals, prostitution, etc.). If we want history to see us as a civilized nation and people, we must recognize that personal vehicle ownership is a relic of the past and must be replaced by robust public transportation. Yes, this will require lifestyle modifications, but it will be worth it.
Hopefully, this time we won't hear the standard liberal excuses that car ownership is "different" from gun ownership, and that personal vehicle ownership is a must for a modern society (a lie disproven in big cities where many people do not own cars but rely on public transportation, and get along just fine).