On the subject of "biggest to be the safest" I guess there is a little bit
of truth to that but I would much prefer a car that is maneuverable over one
that you turn the wheel and it "thinks" about it before reacting. I
previously had a BWM 330Ci (yes I can hear you all now) but that car was so
completely solid on the road, give the wheel a slight turn and it went that
way, NOW! I try to stay away from SUV's as the drivers usually don't pay
attention to the little guys down below.
Hugh
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From: <AOH9999@aol.com>
To: <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: How To Take Along A One-Year Old In An MGB [getting pretty OT]
> I normally remain silent on this list, but I feel that here I can put in
my
> two cents. I do see where people see having their own personal SUV makes
them
> safer, because it probably is. That is if they hit a normal car, the
> occupants of the SUV will have more steel around them. However, this
argument
> falls apart when everyone else has an SUV. Basic high school physics shows
> that greater mass at the same momentum means more energy, this translates
to
> harder crashes. moreover, the SUVs are more prone to rolling over, and
> accidents due to visual impairment. I personally think we are having a
cold
> war with cars. Everyone wants the biggest to be the safest, and is
meanwhile
> making everyone else more unsafe. I remember a cartoon, with bugs bunny (i
> think) about this, and I think there was a book. sorry this got a little
> rambling, but my mind is else where (college involves too many papers).
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