Engineers Design Safer SUV

vex24 writes "Engineers from the Union of Concerned Scientists have unveiled blueprints for a "safer, more fuel efficient" SUV using "off-the-shelf technology". Looks like good stuff if the big automakers decide to pay attention."

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oil prices - manual trans. - full circle

[benjamindees]

Heh. I can explain all of that.

Manual transmissions aren't prevalent in the US becuase drivers here are too stupid to use them. We are all too stupid to use them because of the poor drivers' education we receive in public schools. Most of the drivers' education in the US is taught by athletics coaches. These are mostly football coaches who aren't qualified to teach any subjects other than driving, yet are required to be teachers in order to coach. These are the same football coaches who are also instrumental in fielding the US military with healthy, attentive, destructive, well-trained 18-year-olds. Said 18-year-old destructo-autometons maintain the US military hegemony over the rest of the world, especially the Middle-East. US military dominance ensures us the upper-hand in international trade relations and guarantees that the Dollar is the currency of choice to back foreign banks. Said economic and military factors work to reduce the cost of foreign goods to USians, especially oil.

It's a vicious cycle.