Date:         Tue, 5 Sep 1995 13:04:06 -700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Wagner <mwagner@deltanet.com>
Subject:      Re: safety/liability questions


On Tue, 5 Sep 1995 mbushore@icaen.uiowa.edu wrote:

> some types of vehicles have.  For instance, has anyone ever noticed
> that a VW bus has a short nose?  How do you compensate for this when you
> drive?  Or do you?  Should the driver/buyer of a vehicle be aware of
> the shortcomings of the vehicle when they buy it and adjust their
> behavior accordingly? (i.e. not drive their Van like it was a Porsche)

    The most dangerous part of any car is the nut behind the
    wheel... so what if a Thing wouldn't have flipped if the
    CG was an inch lower? That doesn't sound like glaring
    design stupidity on VW's part... life ain't Disneyland,
    things hurt, accidents happen, it hurts, there's blood,
    it's miserable... try and be safe, that's about the best
    you can do and reasonably expect...