>All of us have to decide what is safe and what is acceptable risk. The >attitude of some is that we should all just stay at home, surrounded by >pillows, others think nothing short of airbags and 5 point seat belts is >acceptable, some here drive without seat belts, while many of us accept >the risk, use whatever devices are available for safety, drive carefully, >and enjoy our vehicles regardless. You don't have to believe in pillows and springs and socialism to know that the Vanagon is not very safe in a frontal collision. It's all about mass. The Vanagon has precious little where it counts. That doesn't mean I don't choose to own one. I just know my chances if the unspeakable happens. Dave -- Dave Carpenter Whatever you wish for me, May you have twice as much. "Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering." -- Arthur C. Clarke |
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