Logic error! You have NO right to a SUV. Right now, SUV's have an economic advantage over cars. That is why we see so many of them rather than vans and station wagons. Station wagons were popular years ago and not that much different from SUV's of today. Vans are much more convenient for most families than SUV's but do not have this economic advantage. The "fight" is to bring equality to those regulations which have given SUV's an unfair advantage.
With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats? I guess we have no right to own a smoking restaurant, either?
The "fight" is to bring equality to those regulations which have given SUV's an unfair advantage.
While I would agree that federal regulations that treat automobiles and light trucks differently should be changed, we would probably differ on what change to make.
Station wagons were popular years ago and not that much different from SUV's of today. Vans are much more convenient for most families than SUV's but do not have this economic advantage.
Vans are considered light trucks and so they are roughly equivalent to the SUV in terms of mileage requirements and other regulations. Therefore, I would not say that the difference in fuel milage requirements and safety features alone explains the popularity of the sport utility vehicle. SUVs are more popular than vans not because or in spite of Congress but rather because they offer features people want which vans do not, such as more automobile-like handling.