Here's a good example: Compare an SUV and a Tractor Trailer truck. If you
measure the height of the bumper from the road. you will find the Semi is
within spec. but the SUV which is a little smaller is out of spec.
Hmmmm...Pushing the law of gross tonage aside...I'd rather get hit by a Semi
than an SUV (Purely based on bumper height).
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 09:41:42 -0800, Tony Woodruff wrote:
> If I'm not mistaken, I believe these same regulations are the ones that
forced MG to raise the MGB to a more standard height. I also heard
something several years ago about why there were 3 wipers - some sort of
regulation about the percentage of the wind-screen that needed to be cleared
by the wipers.
>
> Interesting how the US government looks the other way when Detroit is
fudging the rules, but MG was forced to do silly things like put on a rubber
bumper, raise the car's height and add the extra wiper!
>
> Tony Woodruff
> 67 MGB (down low and with 2 wipers!)
>
>
> >>> Dan Dwelley <ddwelley@excite.com> 3/23/2000 9:35:35 AM >>>
> If you look at the regulations of many states, there is a height at which
> the bottom edge of a vehicles bumper may be off the ground. Some states;
> it's 20" maximum. This means that if the bottom of your bumper is any
higher
> than 20" off the ground, your vehicle is in violation of the law. This
> equates to a failure for inspection...unfortunately, these laws are never
> enforced...I think there is some federal regulation somewhere as well.
Just
> my thoughts...I remember seeing this somewhere.
>
> Dan Dwelley
> 77 Midget
> Alexandria, Va.
>
>
> On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 12:25:04 -0500, Robert Alan Reisse wrote:
>
> > I think that has been verified by the acknowledgement of GM, Ford,
> Chrysler
> > and a host of foreign manufactures that they need to install
protection
> on
> > their SUV and other large vehicles for crash protection for the
average
> > car. A driver of an average car is three times more likely to be
killed
> in
> > a collision with an SUV type vehicle then if the other vehicle is an
> > average car.
> >
> > At one point all cars had to have their bumpers and lights within
> specific
> > ranges for the protection of all. SUV's and Trucks certainly have
voided
> > that idea to the peril of the rest of us.
> >
> > I am sick and tired of driving average vehicles and being blinded by
the
> > lights of some SUV or pick up that are at my eye height and are
bearing
> > down on me.
> >
> > Maybe someday the regulators will act up and require some
modifications
> to
> > these gas guzzling behemoths and we can again have a sane set of
vehicles
> > on the roads.
> >
> > Bob Reisse, PH.D and proud of the acheivement.
> >
> > At 10:41 AM 3/23/00 -0600, David C Little field wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 11:18:46 -0500 DOUGLAS_RUSSELL@nyc.yr.com writes:
> > >> 5. I believe you're the unsuspecting victim of flawed logic to
> > >> think that
> > >> the roads will be safer without SUVs.
> > >> All things considered, it's the driver not the vehicle that
> > >> determines safety.
> > >
> > >Yes, but the effect of a bad driver is multiplied several times when
> that
> > >driver is driving a SUV. They are three times as likely to kill
someone
> > >compared to car.
> > >
> > >I'd rather be hit by an idiot in a Neon than an idiot in an Excursion
> > >while driving my MGA. YES!! MG CONTENT _FINALLY_ ACHIEVED!! [insert
> > >applause]
> > >
> > >David Littlefield
> > >Houston, TX
> > >'62 MGA MkII
> > >'51 MGTD
> > >'88 Jaguar XJ-S
> > >
> > >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
> > >
>
>
> Dan Dwelley
> 77 Midget
> Alexandria, Va.
>
>
>
>
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