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

["Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Obviously, if we want to get at the root of the problem, SUV's are totally
useless, and far to hazardous for what ego boost the owner gets from having
a minivan that looks like a jeep.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan King [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 9:57 AM
> To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] computer and car prices (was Re:
> [MLUG])
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Ross, Matt wrote:
> 
> > They forced Semi trucks to have the low bumper in the back to
> > prevent decapitation, why can't we do the same to SUV's and the
> > like?
> 
> People still have this bizarre notion that they're going to take
> their Toyota Land Cruiser into the Outback or something (although
> they don't), and somebody would whine horribly if they lost any
> ground clearance.  And the real problem with SUVs is not that cars
> slide under them when they hit them from behind, but that the SUVs
> themselves are roll-over prone (which is very bad), and especially
> deadly to other cars when they hit you from in front or from the
> side.
> 
> Now, the interesting thing about a semi is that 99% of the time
> you're seeing one is either on a limited access highway where
> everybody is moving in the same direction, or the semi is going 20
> mph or less since it is attempting to maneuver in some crowded
> street situation.  The SUV is more likely to clock you from the
> side because it's being driven like a car in much more car-like 
> situations.
> 
> jking
> 
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