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SUVs: Are They Making The World Unsafe ?
More than half the people of the of the United States own a sport utility vehicle (SUV). (AAMA). Unfortunately, there are more than 2,000 people that die every three years due to poorly designed SUVs. And that is only one of the damages posed by these vehicles. I believe SUVs should be banned because they are significantly increasing air pollution that adds to global warming, it raises gas prices and as indicated earlier, they are dangerous and cause needless deaths. One reason we must stop the sale of SUVs is because they are major air pollutants. SUVs contribute to air pollution more than a car or truck because federal law gives heavy SUVs permission to emit higher levels of toxic and noxious pollution- carbon monoxide , hydrocarbons , and nitrogen oxides. SUVs can spew 30% more carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons and 75% more nitrogen oxides than passengers cars (AAMA 84). This law is wrong. SUVs should not get special......

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