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 To many people, cars are seen as status symbols. I know plenty of families that have three or four cars for a family of four, with two family members too young to drive. In order to decrease the amount of vehicle exhaust we have to change the notion that driving a Benz means you have a certain salary and can afford a fancy car. Going off of what Leah said, until we negate the notion that driving is a luxury, vehicle exhaust from the general population might not decrease. Furthermore, I am very interested in the media’s role in portraying vehicle pollution. The media is a powerful tool. If commercials could portray what our grandchildren will face because of our neglect for the environment the way they portray the horrors of what marijuana can do to us before we get behind the wheel, people may take vehicle pollution more seriously. Finally, if we are serious about getting rid of vehicle pollution we have to find a replacement for vehicles. Cars, trucks, ships, trains, and airplanes run our economy. Like Prof Grobstein said, Americans are not the only ones at fault for this. If economies around the world are to function, we must find a replacement that can do what vehicles do.