Al Gore says cars are ruining the world. At least, contributing to its global warming problem. Some yuppie notion of environmentalism is supposed to advocate greener fuel, hybrid vehicles, and alternative modes of transportation. Like the bike I’m too afraid to ride in Manhattan. Cars are more a burden than a blessing here, anyway.
But I’m a girl who’s always loved her automobiles. In high school, my car was my escape. Backing down the driveway — faster than my parents liked — forcing it into first and speeding away angrily away with no destination in mind. Or packing up the car for my trip up to college, finally moving out of the quiet, tree-filled neighborhood I had outgrown. Yes, the A Train (as I named her) was my parents’ car, but it was also my vehicle of freedom. It was the one thing I could control in the world of high school, bullshit drama.
I can’t stand some of these modern cars. I am a proud, key-carrying member of the Chicks Who Shift Sticks club. I like the good old fashion German automobiles. I want to make the engine roar.
Still, Mr. Gore makes some good points. And hybrids are so eco-trendy these days.
— Andrea
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