Kent - Some of the more radical "do-gooders", if you have watched the national news, lately, are upset that SUV's, being heavier than than the FWD tin-boxes, are becoming the "killers-on-the-highway", SO the "do-gooders" are advocating that that we all should have an, uh, "equal" chance to be killed in an automobile accident via requiring us to accept tin-can vehicles to drive around!!! After taking a look at the URL showing the result of a Vanagon & a Volvo head-on collision, I'm convinced that me five GORGEOUS daughters will be better off driving either Vanagons, MACK dump trucks OR backup vehicles such as my old '76 GMC long-bed pickup truck!!! Personally, I would prefer to buy all five of me babes '38 Dodge dump-trucks to drive around, BUT they think they need BMW or SAAB convertibles!!! I'm busy trying to convince them that '38 Dodge dump trucks will allow them to haul around MORE of their friends, in greater safety! I'm curious, though! How many of you folks out there really agree with the traffic NUTS that SUV's present a "PROBLEM" because they "outweigh" smaller vehicles and give an "unfair" survival advantage to those in the SUV??? I think these ASSHOLES need to move to UGANDA! BOB - WA4RRN '85GL http://www.impeachment.org |
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