Posted on 10/29/2010 8:34:37 AM PDT by MichCapCon
In a questionnaire put out by the Associated Press last week, Michigan congressmen Fred Upton (R-7th District), Mark Schauer (D-8th District) and Gary Peters (D-9th District) all expressed support for "stronger emission controls and fuel efficiency standards on cars and trucks."
But some transportation experts say this will lead to higher fatality rates in Michigan and nationally.
"There have been many studies showing that these standards will result in more deaths," said Steven Milloy, an adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the author of the book Green Hell.
"Lighter cars are associated with higher fatalities, period."
All three congressmen either specifically supported the uniform Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards voted on and signed into law by President George. W. Bush in 2007 or other recent legislation dealing with fuel standards. The 2007 CAFE standards call for all cars and light trucks to reach 35 miles per gallon by 2020 while the newer standards are more flexible.
The National Center for Policy Analysis cites several studies all finding that stronger fuel efficiency standards leads to higher driver deaths, concluding, "Such increases have unintended safety consequences for the safety of drivers and passengers."...
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2,000 dead a year? These Stalinists couldn't care less. Now, if a kid gets bullied or a gas station charges too much? THAT is an issue!
Obama and the Dems’ latest CAFE standards essentially take America back to the horse and buggy days - LITERALLY!!!
It will be safer to drive a horse and buggy than to drive one of the flimsy econoboxes that zero and the Dems want us to drive at highway speeds. The meet the MPG requirements, the strength of the body and foundation have to be cut drastically to make the vehicles unsafe.
The buggy whip market is about to experience a huge rebirth!! Invest now.
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