As a state mechanic whom is often on the road cleaning up wrecks, I see
many SUVs on their roofs.
People think they respond like a car, They are trucks, and must be thought
of as trucks. Carl E.
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Lishego <mlishego@asheboro.com>
To: James H. Nazarian <microdoc@apk.net>; Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Cc: Jordon <pigsfly@home.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: No More Speeding in the UK?
> Climbing on the 'safety' soapbox, how is it that everyone fool in an
> SUV is thinking "bigger is better?" I can see that in a nicely
> controlled crash, but not in the real world, where handling,
> acceleration, and braking all play into the equation.
>
> I read on another list how some folks are starting to rethink
> things. They tested some cars and trucks based on not crash safety
> but on crash avoidance. It should come as no surprise that smaller
> sports cars fared well in avoidance tests while lumbering SUV's did
> very poorly; some even rolling over, no doubt.
>
> Now, if the rest of the world ever decides to be proactive instead
> of reactive, we'll be alright. Of course, the chances that
> centuries of backward thinking will be reversed anytime soon is
> quite a big pipe dream. Yep, it's about as big of a dream as the
> chances of speed control coming to fruition.
>
> I've seen the way people drive, even the safety conscious. It's
> still fast.
>
> I do like the idea that Mazda came up with for their RX-Evolv. It's
> a concept, but they had a computer-controlled card for each driver
> of the car. The car would limit the power output via computer until
> the driver proved to the car that he or she could handle all of the
> 200-odd horsepower. Very unique, as most reasonable drivers would
> be at the limit long before the cell-phone wielding, throttle-happy
> teenage girls even get enough horses to out-speed a good riding
> mower.
>
> Mike Lishego
> http://www.mgb.bc.ca/virtualgarage/
> 1991 Mazda Miata
> 1986 Plymouth Turismo T1
> 1984 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE
> 1974 MGB
>
>
>
> >IMHO such a system will never be effective. How long before folks
> figure out how
> >to bypass the regulator with a shunt? Wouldn't that be breaking a
> law? (May we
> >see a show of hands... how many of us have disabled smog equipment
> in our MG's?
> >And, what about those of us who have modified intake and carbs?
> Hands down,
> >thanks.) The stats from a variety of nations keep telling us that
> increased
> >speed does not correlate to increased highway death rates. Yet,
> each time "they"
> >want to force something down our gullets, we are told "Lives will
> be saved."
> >Phooey. Why, I ask, have I never, ever heard of anyone asking how
> to install an
> >after market air bag in an MG??? Is it even possible to buy one? I
> wonder if it
> >has anything to do with their ineffectiveness in most real world
> collision
> >circumstances (i.e. a California freeway multiple car pile up)?
> I'll keep my
> >seat belts, thank you.
>
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