I think the wanting higher fuel prices to possibly slightly reduced the number of lifted pickups on the road is almost a silly argument. Many trucks, like the one pictured, a CTD, don't take much of a hit in FE with the lift and tires. Even if it did, do the people who have $10,000 to customize a $50,000 truck really care if gas is $2 or $4/gallon? How many additional accidents are there really that could be directly attributed to lift kits and big tires? I'm sure a few but really worth saddling the working middle class with an extra burden just to prevent a handful of deaths. If "even one life could be saved" is your stand, then aren't the additional fatalities from higher cafe standards not worth it?
how about just a simple law on bumper heights and then be happy about under $2 gas.
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