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Re: Sitting up Higher ( was Re: SUVs are rollover risks and prone fatal accidents! (NOT) )

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From: The Real Bev
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 00:15
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Joseph Huesmann wrote:
> 
> In article <icss5to0bmdaj0oildum7t06cvidjl0dgj@4ax.com>, Carey Gregory wrote:
> >hillman@enteract.com (David Hillman) wrote:
> >
> >>   I usually drive cars, low ones, in fact.  It is very, very rare for
> >>   me to have my vision obstructed my a non-commercial vehicle.  I'd like
> >>   to see what you're driving if you can see over an Iveco delivery van.
> >
> >Since you've apparently observed that one must be equal to or greater
> >in height to an Iveco van in order to see over it, then it should be a
> >simple matter for you to extrapolate to different relative heights.
> >If you're able to see over vehicles higher than the level of your
> >eyes, then I congratulate you on your x-ray vision.
> 
> If a vehicle is blocking your vision, you're following it too closely.

How much of your vision is being blocked?  If a vehicle is blocking only 1%
of your field of view, I'd guess that you're probably not following it too
closely.

Be more precise, please.  Some of us take words seriously.

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Bev
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From: The Real Bev <bashley@my-deja.com>
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Subject: Re: Sitting up Higher ( was Re: SUVs are rollover risks and prone fatal 
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Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 16:15:11 -0800
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