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- From: fcrary@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Frank Crary)
- Subject: Re: Emissions Inspections, is new really be
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.164335.27697@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:43:35 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan25.175243.14703@claven.ucar.edu> woods@claven.ucar.edu (Greg Woods) writes:
- >>Why not wait until we know if there is a problem, before we try to
- >>solve it?
-
- >There are a whole BOATLOAD of problems. To name a few: pollution,
- >inattentive drivers, drunk drivers, sleepy drivers, incompetent
- >drivers, congestion, inefficient use of energy and resulting environmental
- >damage, ......
-
- I was refering to a problem more severe than the consequences of
- regulation. Problems of inattentive/drunk/sleepy/incompetent drivers
- can be addressed through existing laws (i.e. simply making licensing
- tests more challenging, enforcing the reckless driving laws, etc...)
- Similarly, congestion can (to some extent) delt with by improved
- highway planning among other things. Pollution and environmental
- damage can be reduced by emissions control devices. As to inefficient
- use of energy, I don't see why this is a problem if energy is available.
- So, in my opinion, there are potential solutions to all the problems
- you mention. So, (as I said before) why don't we wait until we know if
- there are any unsolved (or unsolvable by existing methods) problems,
- before we apply new, extreme methods (prohibitive gas taxes, etc...)
- to solve them.
-
- Frank Crary
- CU Boulder
-