Hammes: Save Gas, Kill People

So, why did he stop there? Last week, our president decreed that the average mileage of all new cars should be 54.5 miles per gallon as of 2025. That sounds really, really good. If any thick-skulled taxpayers were too dull to fully understand just how wonderful this really is, various government agencies provided an abundance of press releases to explain what fortunates we are to have such an enlightened leader. Why, gushed a missive from the EPA, American consumers will save more than a trillion dollars every single year n a trillion dollars! - once President Obama’s (who, incidentally, does not fly coach) vision on travel for the rest of us is realized. Assuming we survive the mandate, that is. But more on that later. The real puzzler about our president’s vision for transportation for other people is why he stopped at 54.5? Why not 62.8? Or how about an even 70 miles per gallon?/Dan Hammes, St. Maries Gazette-Record. More here.

Question: Dan Hammes goes on to ask: ” If someone could make a vehicle that could provide safe, comfortable transportation AND get 54.5 miles per gallon, wouldn’t they be doing it already?” Well?