saturday club 4x4 antics

Getting all the Hummers in Britain off the road will have virtually no effect on the asthma levels. Why not concentrate on the Ford Focus? If you could persuade 5% of those drivers to ride a bike you might be doing some good.

I agree Austin it would be great to see everyone on bikes, but I also think that this sounds like a brilliant thing to have done, and to only offer criticism is not going to solve any problems. Well done guys it sounds great!

Hummers, Ford Focuses, trains, trams, Smart cars and buses all damage the atmosphere. However, Hummers create much more damage per passenger, so isn't it sensible to target them (along with other non-essential 4x4s)

Why pick on 4x4s?
It is a fact that buses each run over and seriosly maim or kill 54 badgers per year!

Smart cars produce dangerous emissions which cause respiratory problems in mayfly meaning they seldom live more than a day!

Cycling causes sweat that is carcinogenic to ladybirds!

Fuel cell cars only emit water. Did you know pure water is a major cause of HIV in squirrells??!

In future, think before criticising 4x4s and do some research!

Unfortunately the Hummer now tars all 4x4 owners with the same brush. If those owners can afford to waste their cash on eight miles to the gallon then that's their pigeon. I have to admit certain 4x4's do tend to bread a type like Range Rovers are usually owned by a snotty pompous types who know nothing about off or on-roading. 4x4 Volvos and Porsche Cayennes? Well, that's another story! My argument is that 4x4's are safer for the occupants than anything else on the road, they are safer to drive because of good visibility and generally they can be seen and heard coming. What's more, 4x4's have proportionately larger brakes than anything else and there is no evidence that they can't stop as quickly as an ordinary BMW. The bottom line is that if little Jimmy rides his trike out into the path of ANY vehicle doing more than 20 mph there's going to be a bloddy mess so what difference will it make whether Jimmy is splatterd by a 3 ton Nissan Patrol or a half ton Smart car? The only counter argument that might be valid is that if a Ford Focus driver pulls out in front of a Nissan Patrol then the Ford will most certainly come off worse because of the shear weight of the 4x4, but that doesn't mean the 4x4 is any less safer than a smaller vehicle. It's the dangerous drivers (usually girls and women I might add) who prematurely pull out of side turnings that need to be banned, not 4x4s. Those 4x4 complainers should get their facts right, you're not going to win this argument so shut your whinging faces!!

I work for Bauer Millett (if you write an article, at least spell the company names right) and I have asthma. I have no problem with the Hummer, that's why I work there.

...and here's a tip for the 4x4 owners: Next time this happens to you, go and cut down a tree.