A few days ago, CBS ran a story on the rising gas prices. Instead of showing sympathy for the average American being squeezed by gas prices, correspondent Priya David made the following statements:
"In fact, by 2012, higher prices could send an additional 10 million vehicles off the road."
“It would certainly ease congestion. Having that many cars come off the road would be like permanently parking twice as many cars as there are in the state of New Jersey,”
“Some look to Europe for solutions to the skyrocketing gas prices.”
David simply doesn't understand the plight that middle America has with rising fuel costs, and simply reiterates the hope of environmentalists of taking vehicles off the road. Congestion doesn't matter if we can't afford to drive our cars! Those looking to Europe are sadly misguided because of the way our infrastructure is set up. We typically live in suburban areas and drive substantial distances to work/school etc...
Here's the video straight from CBS for those not completely in shock who wish watch...
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