Commuter SUVs
This one drives me nuts… I wonder how much fuel is wasted every day because of Americans whose commuter vehicle of choice is a gas guzzling truck or suv. I perfectly understand a mom who has 4 kids to drop off at school, or anybody for that matter who actually utilizes their larger vehicle. However, people who drive to work and straight back home do not need a large vehicle to get them there. Rolling up to the office in the Hummer or Escalade is just pointless and wasteful in my opinion.
I don’t understand the rationale behind it. If it’s a status symbol thing, buy a nice smaller car. Today’s small cars aren’t the pieces of crap that were rolling around in the 90’s, some of them are nice, nice cars. Even if you’re making six figures and can perfectly afford the small fortune it takes to fill up these behemoths, take a second look at your role in our energy situation and your environmental effect. I can almost guarantee that you will feel better about yourself and eventually frown upon the countless others that still thunder to work to the tune of 12 miles per gallon.