> Why don't they just regulate the auto manufacturers
> to design SUV's which don't roll over when the tires
> are inflated to the proper pressure? I think >
Firestone got the short end of the stick here. I bet >
the number of
> people (including occupants of the SUV and/or the
> occupants of the vehicle that they hit) that SUVs
> kill in roll-overs and crashes is extraordinarily
> disproportionate to the number of people that have
> died as a result of Firestone tires failing (true
> failures mind you, not as a result of idiots under
> inflating their tires).
Because Ford was much more effective at lobbying and
public relations than Bridgestone/Firestone.
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