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I see a future that includes lanes on major highways for slower electric or alternate forms of propellant powered small vehicle traffic. These provide allot less wear and tear and will cut carbon emissions greatly and maybe could have lower speed limits to conserve energy.

It makes me upset to think our closed minded decision makers can not think out side the current cars design models and way of thinking with using gas and it's prices going through the roof other transportation options will be figured out and brought on line allot faster than in days past. I'm an American and an Oregonian, and I resent the fact that the only way to cut carbon emissions is to force people off of the roads of our great nation.

Light rail and buses can help but if my freedoms of travel get restricted I'll not be happy and I'm sure many others feel the same way.

Let gas prices and cost of vehicles dictate who can travel our Nation, not tolls, constrictive roads and bridges, and closed minded decision makers. Growth is inevitable, deal with it and make the room that's what we pay our lawmakers to do.

posted 5 years ago
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