How to save the environment and our wallets?

Question

America's thirst for fuel is at least partially based on that fact that families who have more than two children are unable to purchase a smaller car or SUV because they cannot fit more that two car seats in the second row. I am sure that engineers can come out with a slightly narrower car seat that is as safe or safer than current models. What do you think?

Answer 1

Don't people in Europe and Japan have kids? They have small cars and seem to get by fine. The US is just too PC.

Answer 2

For one thing you could make oil out of the trash that is now being dumped in landfill. By doing this a lot of greenhouse gas would be eliminated and a lot of new fuel would be available. The use of landfills is the most wasteful process now being practiced by humans and the most poluting too.

Answer 3

There is no question that safety improvements have hurt gas mileage of newer cars. My 2000 Honda Civic gets worse mileage than older ones because it is hundreds of pounds heavier with special bumpers, steel beams in doors, air bags, and so on. Plus laws that require seat belts and child seats means you cannot cram 8 kids into medium size car with bench seats like we used to do in the 1960s.

Answer 4

There have been many problems BEFORE oil was discovered. Think of Global Warming as one more problem, big and tough problem but it applies to all the world.

We can go to the corner and cry or we can fight a little better than other countries to survive, and even prosper.

In time, there will be no gasoline cars, just like there was no gasoline for sale before the gasoline car was invented in Gemany, I think it was by someone that wanted the name Mercedes.

Those that get busy and look for the best way to survive Global Warming will be first to make and sell whatever is needed. Don't expect to read the answer in Yahoo Answers. New inventions are always kept secret and the more people think they need it, the higher price and profits.

Horatio drove the first car from San Francisco to New York, knew nothing about cars before he made his bet -and won.

Answer 5

Vans, designed more for families, do have three seats which easily accommodate my 4 grandchildren.  I also save money on each gas by using the MPG Cap, about 9% better mileage so far.  And as far as the environment, the MPG cap is said to also reduce emissions, but we don't test for that in our state...yet.   I found the cap at

www.save-gas-and-globe.com, and it has been easy to order and use.

Answer 6

This is America where super-sized is king!   I've seen many kids who are too fat for a child seat now; making them smaller wouldn't help.    Feeding the kids nutritious food and letting them get some exercise would definitely help the environment though.

Answer 7

That's  a good question - one I hadn't thought of. So what can a family with 3 or more children do?  Space out births, (heehee! kidding) write to car manufacturers and ask that a model be designed to fit three seats across.

Although, most families do not have three children who ALL need a car seat at once.  Not saying it's impossible - just saying it's not too common.

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Answer 8

I think the entire family would benefit from using bicycles more and the back seat less.  It sounds to me that you, like most consumers, just want something for nothing.

Answer 9

Blame the CFTC for that one.

Answer 10

I think it would be nice if people wouldn't have more than 2 children, since we're also facing an overpopulation problem.  I think you may have a valid point about designing narrower car seats so that 3 can fit in the back seat of a car though.

Answer 11

While they're at it, what can they do for the childless singles driving SUVs?

I'd like to see Toyota and/or Honda market a station wagon here again. I'm sure they can come up with something modern and stylish, like a stretch hatchback or something.