Comments on: Slow! Slow! Slow! Slow! Slow! http://www.elliott.org/blog/slow-slow-slow-slow-slow/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: familyonbikes http://www.elliott.org/blog/slow-slow-slow-slow-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-12071 familyonbikes Fri, 16 May 2008 20:46:13 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5019#comment-12071 We are REALLY going slow!! We'll be taking off in three weeks to ride our bikes from Alaska to Argentina with our ten-year-old twin boys!! We'll definitely be living life in the slow lane for the next 2 1/2 years or so. You can read about our journey at www.familyonbikes.org We are REALLY going slow!! We’ll be taking off in three weeks to ride our bikes from Alaska to Argentina with our ten-year-old twin boys!! We’ll definitely be living life in the slow lane for the next 2 1/2 years or so.

You can read about our journey at http://www.familyonbikes.org

]]> By: Ken http://www.elliott.org/blog/slow-slow-slow-slow-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-12038 Ken Wed, 14 May 2008 19:25:18 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5019#comment-12038 We're going to Alaska in July. The cruise fare dropped 15% and there was good availability of hotels, cars, and tours. Several places admitted bookings are down this year. Also on several drives between the LA and LV areas, traffic on I-15 was noticeably lighter. We’re going to Alaska in July. The cruise fare dropped 15% and there was good availability of hotels, cars, and tours. Several places admitted bookings are down this year. Also on several drives between the LA and LV areas, traffic on I-15 was noticeably lighter.

]]> By: Jasper http://www.elliott.org/blog/slow-slow-slow-slow-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-12029 Jasper Wed, 14 May 2008 16:04:31 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5019#comment-12029 Slowing down in traffic is awesome. About a year ago, I decided to stop speeding (except on long distance drives, where I stick to a wimpy +9 miles). I did some calculations (helped by my navigation thingie) showing that speeding 10-15 miles does not help you what-so-ever if you're driving less and an hour. Couple minutes, that's all. Well, for my peace of mind, I now stick as much as I can to the speed limit. It's lovely, because traffic is a lot less hectic when you're the slower participant. Plus, I can really laugh at people who get ticketed now., without feeling guilty myself. Furthermore, I've always wondered why people get so worked up about a couple thousand people dying in Iraq, while last year roughly *forty two thousand* people died in traffic, and a couple hundred thousand got hurt one way or another. I wish all that outrage in the media about wasted life, blood and money in Iraq were turned to traffic safety. Since 2001, as far as I know, nobody in the US has been killed in a terror plot, but near 250.000 people have died in traffic (6*42.000). That's more than the entire population in cities like Baton Rouge LA, Norfolk VA, Greensboro, NC, Lincoln NE, or Jersey City NJ. The numbers are staggering. But we accept the traffic risk in life, while we are petrified by a terror risk that doesn't exist (no deaths = no risk). And politicians? They only get re-elected when they build road, not when they build safe roads. Slowing down in traffic is awesome. About a year ago, I decided to stop speeding (except on long distance drives, where I stick to a wimpy +9 miles). I did some calculations (helped by my navigation thingie) showing that speeding 10-15 miles does not help you what-so-ever if you’re driving less and an hour. Couple minutes, that’s all. Well, for my peace of mind, I now stick as much as I can to the speed limit. It’s lovely, because traffic is a lot less hectic when you’re the slower participant. Plus, I can really laugh at people who get ticketed now., without feeling guilty myself.

Furthermore, I’ve always wondered why people get so worked up about a couple thousand people dying in Iraq, while last year roughly *forty two thousand* people died in traffic, and a couple hundred thousand got hurt one way or another.

I wish all that outrage in the media about wasted life, blood and money in Iraq were turned to traffic safety. Since 2001, as far as I know, nobody in the US has been killed in a terror plot, but near 250.000 people have died in traffic (6*42.000). That’s more than the entire population in cities like Baton Rouge LA, Norfolk VA, Greensboro, NC, Lincoln NE, or Jersey City NJ.

The numbers are staggering. But we accept the traffic risk in life, while we are petrified by a terror risk that doesn’t exist (no deaths = no risk). And politicians? They only get re-elected when they build road, not when they build safe roads.

]]> By: Anne Campbell http://www.elliott.org/blog/slow-slow-slow-slow-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-12027 Anne Campbell Wed, 14 May 2008 14:15:36 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5019#comment-12027 I see quite a few nice ships with attractive pricing not selling this summer. You may be right, Chris. I see quite a few nice ships with attractive pricing not selling this summer. You may be right, Chris.

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