RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] computer and car prices (was Re: [MLUG])

["Brent Deterding" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I know a plastic car saved me some $$ when I nailed one in a parking lot
(behind Hearnes - careened over two curbs and hit a Saturn). It just slid -
no damage. I was impressed cause I hit it pretty hard with the corner of my
bumper from a higher elevation.

Incidently it was on ice and I wasn't going that incredibly fast but slid
for ~50 feet or so. I was driving a 93 Chevy Lumina.

-- Brent

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Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] computer and car prices (was Re:
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Even with Standard parts, cars can still slide around on a
icy road, hit another car and so fourth. If you are using this
plastic alloy or polimer or whatever they called it on discovery
Then, winter doesn't have have to be bad as it usually is.


On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Michael wrote:

> > Here's a really brilliant idea:  Make car bumpers of a uniform height so
> > that whenever cars bump, their bumpers do the bumping.  The government
> > could mandate a standard.
> >
> > Good idea?  It's at least 25 years old.  I remember seeing a rerun of a
> > part of an old "60 Minutes" episode where they advocated for a standard
> > bumper height.  The evidence was overwhelming that it was a good idea.
> > Our government has been totally unable to make any progress on this
issue,
> > as far as I can tell.
>
> The really sad thing is that car makers couldn't agree on this sort of
> thing themselves? It'd save lives and be quite simple to implement in new
> cars but it hasn't been done. Sure the government could force them to do
> it but they shouldn't have to. We really need a sort of standard car.
> Standard parts, standard saftey features, etc. Sort of what PC-compatible
> is to computers. Isn't the point of mass-production to use the most
> standard parts you can so they'll be cheap?
>
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