i wont worry too much. it is just posturing in an election year designed to
attract a little attention.
however, we have had to endure the additions of air bags, side impact
protection, rear impact protection, crash testing, padded dash, plastic
coated ignition keys, mandated 2.5 mph bumpers, safety glass, offset
steering mechanism, gas caps that dont leak in roll over, seat belts
(remember the motorized ones!), head restraints, crumple zones, etc. thats
partly why these new cars are so heavy and expensive.
i have only a couple of those things, but i do miss'em a bit. hopefully i
will never have to find out how much.
-James Creasy
Slip Angle Racing www.klio.net/cobra
BAPOC www.klio.net/probe
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael R. Clements <mrc01@flash.net>
To: Autocross List <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 8:20 AM
Subject: legislation alert!
> The people in Washington who know what is best for us are after
> our tires. I started to laugh at the "mandatory tire deflation
> warning system" until I realized I just might be forced to pay
> for one the next time I bought a car. This bill doesn't exactly
> encourage these companies to continue making competition tires
> either.
>
>
http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/10/11/firestone.bill/index.html
>
> --
> Michael R. Clements
> mrc01@flash.net
> Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
> Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
> -- Barry Goldwater
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