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Subject:	Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date:	Thu, 20 Apr 2000 13:47:12 GMT
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"Fredrik Glöckner" wrote: > And the gas prices. There were lot of moaning over the recent raise > in gas prices, but please keep in mind that home where I live, gas > prices are _still_ much more than twice as steep! And Norway is a > major oil producing country. Of course, with the large vehicles you > drive, I can understand the gas expenses is a major part of the > household budget. Part of the reason is that the US government heavily subsidizes most, if not all, of the automotive industry. I once read the US local/state/federal governments shell out between ten and 15 thousand dollars per vehicle on a US road. This money is used for road construction/maintaince, tax breaks on the oil/automotive industry , etc. I imagine the relatively high prices in Norway reflect the true cost of driving, something America is unwilling/unable to do. -Chris

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		Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
(...) Of course, you probably also have great public transportation. (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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		Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
When traveling in Florida recently, I saw a lot of recreational vehicles. I realized before traveling to the US that everything "over there" is large. But those RV's were extraordinarily large. Can you drive such a vehicle with a normal license? And (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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