Rachael and I saw that Honda Insight on the road on our way to Chapel Hill, NC on a college visit last weekend. Despite our blog and interested in "Greenify-ing" our lives the first thought that came to my mind was not how many lbs of carbon emissions Mr. Honda Insight driver was saving our planet, but rather it concocted the next great Banzai challenge!
(Pictures to Scale)
In my head I pitted this poor little Honda Insight vs. the Peterbuilt Semi, hauling 40 tons of Chinese made goodies, that was trailing behind the Honda. If you notice the the sign in front of this picture imminently mentions a steep downward grade off a mountain pass in Western Virginia (ain't to be confuse' wit' West Virginy).
Now the Banzai scenario I depicted was not if the Peterbuilt would collide and destroy the Insight, but rather at what point down this steep incline it would happen. At what mile marker will Mr. Green B. Inconcscious's Honda be splattered on the grille of Mrs. Haw L. Nass' Semi. Would it be mile market 1, mile marker 2, or mile marker 3? Place bets NOW!!!!
Ok, so this didn't happen. But I do see a lesson within this train of thought. 1) I was built up as a consumers and haven't thought about it enough or put into practice as a whole, being more conscious of our limited resources. This is evidenced in my initial response to the sight Honda Insight. I find that this is not because my parents didn't raise me right (Rachael seems to think they did a great job) its because our psychy as American consumers is built this way
Going green comes at a cost, whether it be financial, social, or dangerous, like when your car is too small to be noticed by runaway Semi's.
What do you think?
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