Comments on: Help Stop the EPA from Imposing More Costly Regulations

By: Frank Eggers

Frank Eggers — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:00:32 +0000

Az,

I am not intellectually lazy. I have done my homework. By road fatality rate, I mean deaths compared with miles traveled. The figures are readily available.

The unfortunate fact is that the U.S. has a mediocre road safety record, based on deaths compared with distance traveled. Several countries have better safety records than we do.

It should be obvious that safety is greatly affected by the way people drive. When people have not learned effective defensive driving procedures, fail to use lanes correctly, follow too closely, and fail to pay attention, they are more likely to have accidents. The problem is exacerbated by law enforcement officers who themselves set bad examples. Probably most of us have seen police that follow much too closely, fail to signal turns, etc.

I suppose that if bad drivers put only themselves at risk, an argument could be made that they should be permitted to kill themselves. Unfortunately, bad drivers put others at risk and therefore we are justified in pushing for improved driver training, improved driver testing, periodic re-testing, and better law enforcement to protect ourselves.

By: Tim Az

Tim Az — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:09:04 +0000

Come on Frank stop being intelectually lazy and do some simple math. How many miles of roads exist in the UK compared to the US? Or how many drivers are in the UK verses the US. I think you will find that based on the above figures you will discover that the US has a much safer driving record than the UK. More and bigger government only serves those in government and enslaves the citizenry.

Another helping of hope and change anyone?

By: Frank Eggers

Frank Eggers — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:25:55 +0000

Of course safety is import. But has anyone else noticed that our road fatality rate is about 30% higher than the fatality rate in the UK, even though we have better roads and bigger and heavier cars that the UK has?

Considering that all these people profess to be so concerned with safety, why is it that no one is pushing for more thorough driver education, more stringent driver examination, periodical driver re-examination, and more diligent enforcement of traffic laws? It is because the UK does better in those respects that it has a lower fatality rate than we have.

By: CMarquiss, Portland

CMarquiss, Portland — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:00:38 +0000

So glad people are waking up to this Obama-nation. White House is doing it's best to ram every bill down our throats. It's a HUGE POWER grab, so they secure democratic control for years to come. The bigger the government, the bigger the unions and the voting power that comes with union members. They will never vote out the house and senate leaders that are raising our taxes to pay for their salaries and benefits. Now they are seeking amnesty for the illegals – just more voting power to secure their strong stranglehold for years to come. We must end this madness. We will be back to the days of paying 70% taxes with no end in sight. Please, please, please help to vote all of these tax-dodging, power grabbing representatives OUT of office. Why don't the folks in Washington understand that they work for US? Because now is the time to pass their communist agenda before most of america knows what's happening.

By: JohnR, Santa Barbara

JohnR, Santa Barbara — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:29:15 +0000

Give us choice…….just raise gas taxes instead of forcing economy rules on the auto industry. Then we can freely choose what car or truck to buy. It works for Europeans, who have more choice than Americans.

And, if smaller cars are so dangerous, how come European roads are safer despite higher speeds and more crowded roads.

By: William, Arlington

William, Arlington — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:06:28 +0000

@Patrick Stoffel, I think you misread this blog post. It's a sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek criticism of EPA regulations. Nowhere in it does the Heritage Foundation assert that global warming is a reality. Did you read their blog about Climategate and how global warming scientists are discrediting themselves? http://www.foundry.org/2009/11/23/climategate-h...

By: Patrick Stoffel, Wis

Patrick Stoffel, Wis — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:41:18 +0000

This is the Heritage Foundation right? Since when do you actually believe that global warming exists? You speak for corporate interests and the Republican party so I don't know how you could possible say that global warming actually exists. What's going on?

By: Tim Az

Tim Az — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:49:45 +0000

Caroll obviously lives well above the average American citizen and can afford to buy foreign cars. The average Amercian must there fore make their choice of vehicle based on what they can afford to protect themselves from carefree drivers like Caroll. Americans will freely choose affordable mass to expensive foreign built cars they cannot afford. If Caroll truly believed her foreign built car has superior survival abilities in a crash with an American made truck or suv then she would have no arguement against them. Or maybe she's just a staunch socialist who cannot except that Americans should be free to buy the vehicle of their choosing.

By: WHICH WAY

WHICH WAY — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:45:47 +0000

WHAT NEEDS TO BE THE POLICY IS: CUT INSPECTIONS AND ANALYISE THE ENVIORNMENTAL TESTS.IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES,CUT THE INSPECTIONS UNTIL THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN POLLUTION.ALSO CERTIFY PRIVATE ENGINEERS TO APPROVE PROCESS INSTALLATIONS TO REDUCE DELAYS CAUSED BY DUPLICATED OPINIONS OF HOW TO DO THINGS.

By: Caroll MN

Caroll MN — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:22:43 +0000

Maybe you are wondering why the right wing Heritage Foundation didn't put up statistics on deaths per million vehicles. It would show that a cars like an A4 Audi or MB E class are safer then any USA made SUV overall. Fewer deaths per million vehicles period. The safest thing would be to ban pickups and SUV except for strictly commercial use. They have been proven to be unsafe for the driver as well as others on the road.