Joe L. wrote: > > But the bumper is as high as it is for a reason; that > being ground clearance. Take a look at the military "Hummer" > and you will see the same thing. While it is true that most > of the folks who buy these things never take them into the > bush that fact does not negate the design. > > The government seems to be tempted to institute some kind > of "Affirmative Action" program that would mandate an equal > percentage of deaths, injuries, etc. from all types of > vehicles. They seem to want to do this by mandating the > removal of anything that would make one vehicle inherently > safer than another. This is somewhat akin to transporting > robbers, rapists, murders, etc to Beverly Hills in order to > equalize the risks of crime present in Watts. It is, after > all, only "fair" that no one individual have any advantage > over another in any aspect of life. All MUST be totally and > compleatly EQUAL. Only then will we be truely free. > > The makers of such programs will, of course, exempt > themselves from these mandates; their well-being and comfort > being vital to the survival of the nation. > Question: Do you like high car insurance rates? If you dont, then you should be in favour of safety regulation. The cost of death and injuries in vehicle collisions is astronomical. |
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