Originally Posted by Al
Originally Posted by exranger06
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Whether all of the fuel gets used or not doesn't matter, it's the rate at which it's used. If everyone drove more efficient cars and used up the fuel over a longer period of time, the earth will have more of a chance to recover and not be damaged by it. If everyone in the world fired up their engines right now, and held the pedal to the floor nonstop until all the fuel in the world is burned up, and put all that pollution into the air in such a short period of time, you think that wouldn't have a huge effect over the next few years?
You are not thinking clearly
All that the gasoline produced in a year..(we can't produce a lot more) will be used..so if you have cars getting 15 miles per gallon there will be half (all and all) on the road at any time. (compared to if all cars get 30 mpg) Half the cars means roads last twice as long and commutes are faster.
Originally Posted by PandaBear
Roads don't last longer just because traffic is slower, if anything stop and go will wear out the road faster (as seen in the rain where the puddles are, always before the stop lights or stop sign). .
I said roads last longer if half the cars (guzzlers) are on it at any one time.
I think you're incorrect. You're saying we currently use up all the gasoline we can produce? Is there some gas shortage I'm not aware of? You're saying that if everyone drove gas guzzlers, half the population will not be able to drive to work, thus there will be half the amount of cars on the road??