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If you frequently have that many passengers, then the vehicle makes sense. However, my guess is that most SUVs and trucks on the road at any times have 1-2 pass
by bdcravens 5y ago
If you frequently have that many passengers, then the vehicle makes sense. However, my guess is that most SUVs and trucks on the road at any times have 1-2 passengers in them. It's not broken up by vehicle type, but the average car has 1.5 passengers.
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- relbeek2 5y agoMaybe an alternative would be to convert all major roads to tolls, then offer discounts for HOV and electric.
- rascul 5y agoI suspect this may be in part because many people have a need for something like an SUV to carry children and/or cargo from time to time, but can't justify another vehicle so the SUV or truck doesn't need to be driven all the time. In my case, I have a pickup truck I need for work, but I don't drive enough outside of work to justify the cost of keeping my smaller car on the road also.
- geoduck14 5y agoWhen I first got my SUV, I was the only passenger 25% of the time. And I NEEDED it. I would load my 3 kids up, take them to day care, got to work. My wife would pick them up from day care and I would drive home without kids. The SUV was the smallest vehicle I could get to transport 3 kids in car seats. And I needed to drive my kids to day care.