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- jav1231, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17Oh brother. Let me explain this to those who somehow seem immune to common sense: SF is the 3rd most densely populate city in the country. If "the big one" hits, cars are only going to be a small part of the equation. And another axiomatic fact: bitch, whine, march, protest, cry, scream, cuss, get pissed, whatever but people are not getting rid of their cars. It's not happening. Get over it.
- CornStarch, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11I'd like to say something and it is not directly concerning the above article or it's merits, but...
I live in California, quite close the San Andreas Fault, and I must say that I am not as fearful of an earthquake as the rest of the world seems to be for me. Yes we do have earthquakes, and yes the ground moving does catch you off guard a little, but I have never in my life experienced a quake that did more that break some glass, or knock down some books in my area (San Bernardino).
I hear this talk of earthquakes as if they are as frequents as Tornadoes, Hurricanes, or even the dreaded thought of Snow falling from the sky at a region less than 1000 feet below see level-you will allow my liberal use of capitals I hope- When in fact deadly earthquakes are very very rare. 50 people did die as a result of the last quake over 12 years ago withing the vicinity of the epicenter (in about three towns), but in that twelve years most other states have since lost an even greater amount of people on their own natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods and blizzards which are seasonal occurrences rather than random tectonic events occurring once in a blue moon.
So if you're worried that the quakes are going the get you, don't. Despite what geologist may want to convey they cannot predict earthquakes, they are completely random, and rare events which should hold no bearing one ones perception of this great state any more than the thought of being struck with a terrorist attack, which by chance happen with more than 2x the frequency as our media so loves to point out.
So come to California, I promise the ground won't move. - Rosewood, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Exactly. The ***** of people are more of an issue then anything else.
Besides, get rid of the cars and ride the bus out of the earthquake? Maybe take the subway?? - Narrator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Tons of people died in the 1906 earthquake and cars were a rare novelty back then. Lots of people died recently in earthquakes in Iran and Pakistan mostly due to poor mud construction of housing. Lots of people died during the Earthquake caused Tsunami year before last. None of this had anything to do with "car culture". This article is clearly written with the conclusion first and then a bunch of ridiculous arguments to back it up.
- wolrah, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2What the hell are they talking about? Kaliforniastan hates cars. Look no further than CARB for proof. They have the most insanely restrictive regulations of any state. Even if my car emitted half the pollutants of some other vehicle, if it had an unapproved part on it it would fail emissions.
- generalleoff, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I lived in California for 15 years and only felt 2 or 3 earthquakes and one was that big one about 12 years ago. I was so unafraid of the damn things that when they came all that past through my mind was "WTF is this?". Right now I live in a rural area on the Michigan/Ohio border in a modeler home community and I'm much more concerned about the tornado coming and ripping the place up. Never saw a tornado though.
- arpad, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Cripes, it's only the first two paragraphs that even mention cars and car-related constructions although those two paragraphs are hyperbolic enough to qualify as Greenpeace propaganda:
"We are only as strong as our weakest overpass." - squarehappy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4This article does next to nothing to even explain the connection between cars and earthquakes. Clicking on the misleading title gives you a very minimal overview of contemporary earthquake history in California. Overpasses and maybe even bridges will collapse, but so will buildings that contain flesh bags with no automotive armor. The only 'news' here is the Hayward fault which is supposed to slip at any time. First earthquake for this midwesterner. Yee haw.
- danhawkeye, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Well the article touches on nothing to do with "car culture". It's all a matter of having cars, period. Even if you do not own a car nearly every morsel of food you consume gets to you by truck.
At first glance I thought they were going to touch on how low riders, custome pinstriping and 55-57 Chevy swap meets were somehow generating earthquakes. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1'supposed to get a big quake'? No area is 'supposed to' get an earthquake, they just happen, and they can happen along any fault, anytime, anywhere. Earthquakes don't pick and choose which areas are 'due'. Seismologists can predict all the want, but they really don't have much of an idea as to when the next one will hit and where. Scientists have predicted that the next 'big quake' will hit the Bay Area sometime in the next 30 years. 30 years? No ***** sherlock! I could've predicted that and not spent taxpayers' money. That's nothing more than a vague guess.
- Silencer7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1earthquakes are a serious matter, especially when buildings aren't properly strengthened. there's a huge scandal in Tokyo right now--that goes all the way to the top of the LDP-- about construction companies building below code, so many houses and apartment buildings are cracking and wouldn't survive the big earthquake they're expecting. I was in Kobe two weeks ago and it has a lot of new shiny buildings...seeing as they had to rebuild a lot of the city after the massive quake eleven years ago that killed about 6,000 people.
Careful of those quakes, folks... - chetg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1F, I would rather be in a car than the Transbay tube or an underground BART station.
- BlueBoiks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You know they say St. Louis or Memphis is supposed to get a big quake that would be felt all the way back to KC.
- BlueBoiks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1What about building falling down, I think that would kill anyone within a 4 to 5 block radius, maybe even more. Plus this was just shown on the Weather Channel yesterday.
- QuorumCall, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1A car is probably one of the safer places to be during an earthquake. Never have I heard of someone ever even so much as feel an earthquake while driving. Nor is any Californian "recalling" the SF quake from 100 years ago, lol.
- generalleoff, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Oh and we also get earthquakes around here. 2 that I know about in the last 10 years. One was pretty strong the other was just the salt deposits settling under the lake and you could hardly notice it.
- CornStarch, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4I meant to say above sea level 1000 feet above sea level. That's all :]
- sanguinekane, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It does seem to be a bit crazy how much people who live outside of California and other earthquake prone areas worry about earthquakes themselves. We are actually pretty chill about it. Of course we prepare, do drills, stock up on water, food, medicine and other essentials, and the buildings are built with a lot more support here than in other places, but on the whole, earthquakes just don't take up that much time in the average Californian mind. We have bigger things to worry about.
On the other hand, it is pretty damn amusing to see the reactions people who are visiting California have to tremors on the off chance that they occur while they're there. I've personally seen a person from NYC freak out over a little mini-quake. Made for some laughs before we finally assured him everything was OK. - Parky, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0But what if - I dont know - theres a hurricane warning and the only way out of the city is by car because the goverment ignores every warning and fails to evacuate.
- jpowell180, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2This article seems to have been written by some rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth, watermelon (green on the outside, red on the inside) enviro-nut, who is trying to persuade people to get rid of privately owned vehicles.
Man, I can't stand peole like that!!
Cars represent freedom and progress and most people like them!!
These whackos have no right to take our cars away!! - KuroiAme, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Cornstarch hit the nail on the head. Yea, earthquakes here can be pretty destructive (aka the Northridge Earthquake of 94'), but that was the last earthquake we've had of any significance. (I also slept through that earthquake, and yes I lived close to the epicenter, about 15 miles away.) They really don't happen often enough, and people that live outside of California are more scared of them then we are.
*(I Live in Los Angeles)* - av1d, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4That story is random and useless as hell.
- rebrad, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Look on the positive side. Good things can happen.
Why does everyone have to be so negative? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -19/+7You mean to say gay people are the least of their concerns? *gasp*
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