Lisa Horton is One Smart Woman: SUVs Stink
Kevin Greene
anything to do with how tipsy a vehicle is.
"eddie wilson" <rquig...@rcn.com> wrote in message
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> Nomen Nescio <nob...@dizum.com> wrote in message
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> > >Not being an SUV driver, I'd simply steer out of the way, knowing that
I
> > >can actually turn sharply without rolling over. With any luck, it
would
> > >be rainy, or on a curve, and I could see evolution in action as a
bonus.
> > >
> > >Lisa
> >
> > Lisa, you scored with me. Taking on hundreds of redneck bozos takes
guts.
> >
> > You must have been reading my posts, because I have said the same thing
> > over and over and over again, almost to the point of ad infinitum & ad
> > nauseum.
> >
> > Building cars in the 2000's with the balance (or lack of) of cars
discarded
> > to the rubbish bin in the 1920's is the epitomy of hilarity. I never
cease
> > to be amazed that so many fools are blowing their wads on those tipsy
SUVs.
> >
> > The problem with SUVs isn't fuel consumption. Its your gas. You can
burn
> > it with a match for all I care. The problem is you SUV owners are going
to
> > kill somebody with it because you are scared shitless to whip that
steering
> > wheel back and forth to do a collision advoidance. You have no
alternative
> > but to plow at full speed directly into some defenseless car full of
kids
> > because if you try anything like steering around an emergency situation
you
> > will flip and kill yourself first, before continuing your death slide
into
> > your victims' car and taking them out as well.
> >
> > There is a way. If it can be reasonably demonstrated (51%) that you
could
> > have prevented a fatal by manuevering, but you didn't, I would charge
you
> > with frustrated manslaughter. Even though its really your SUV's fault
> > because it steers like a battleship. I would also hold the manufacturer
> > accountable for peddling off an accident waiting to happen. Prosecute
some
> > of those executives for conspiracy to commit unmitigated manslaughter.
> > Don't fine them...they've already made monetary allowances for fines and
> > judgments in the overcharges. Don't those trash heaps cost $30,000 and
up?
> >
> > One more thing for you out there that don't read my posts regularly. You
> > already know how tipsy SUVs are. But its worse than you think. When
they
> > are loaded to maximum gross weight, including the roof rack load, they
are
> > MORE TIPSY. And when fuel is minimum, they are MORE TIPSY YET. All
things
> > considered, they are much much worse than you thought and worse than
> > CONSUMER REPORTS THINK ALSO. I suggest all you SUV owners organize and
> > launch a class-action suit to recover all the unused value (as if they
had
> > any to start with) left in your SUVs, based on a straight-lin 10 year
> > depreciation. It will bankrupt the lenders, dealers, and manufacturers!
> > Take the money and run before you flip and kill yourself or ram somebody
> > and go to prison penniless.
> >
> > Federal Government: In between wars, set up the DOT so it regulates and
> > certifies cars for roadworthiness just like you did private airplanes
back
> > in the '30s. Don't let any cars be sold for the road unless they are
> > triple safe.
>
> How about if everyone hangs up the damn cell phone, stops playing with
> the radio, and slows down to the posted speed limit? Keep a 4 second
> gap between vehicles and pay attention to what you're doing, and all
> cars and trucks are safe. OK, all except the ones with morons,
> drunks, and selfish bastards at the wheel. By morons, I mean the ones
> who literally don't know how to handle their vehicle properly, and
> according to the laws of physics.