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Transportation
by Ed Jonas on Friday May 14, @08:35AM
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THE MOBILITY QUESTION
Perhaps the increasing cost of gas, is the silver bullet that is
required to break the destructive and vicious cycle created
by societies addiction to the automobile.
We could then, view this as an opportunity to set in motion
humanities need to find other alternative, more sustainable
and more ecofriendly ways and means to address the
"mobility question."
What is the mobility question?
I suppose it is the question of this day or decade or century.
In many ways, the current automobile and transportation system
is an extravagant and wasteful use of precious and non renewable
resources and a counterproductive lifestyle choice. Why?
Because the benefits of the automobile are largely exaggerated
and out weighed by the problems it creates and has created as
an graphic example of a false economy.
As was stated a false economy is one that is built upon
practices and resources that are destructive and unsustainable
and while, in the short term the auto has seemed feasible, it does
not present as a long term and sustainable solution for humanities
mobility and transportation wants and needs.
Consider it..... why waste the energy and resources need to propel
a 1 ton vehicle around to move a 200 lb driver that really could
use the exercise provide by propelling themselves (in some cases we drive to
a gym, where we can "work out). This strikes me, as bad physics,
bad science, bad engineering and bad medicine all rolled up into one.
Not to mention the money, energy and resources spent and used up
to accommodate said vehicle and life style choice.
Surely we are smart enough as a spiritual animal to address this
problem in a more effective, sustainable, creative and reasonable way?
Aren't we?
search "critical mass" on http://www.google.com
a.g. jonas
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