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

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From: Kiki
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 00:23

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In rec.autos.driving David Hillman <hillman@enteract.com> wrote:

:    I almost never see cars or trucks using the left half of their lane.
:    Mainly because most people can see the line on that side, but have
:    little or no concept of how wide their vehicle is.

See, I always hog the left side of the road if I'm worried about how wide
my vehicle is. That way I know that if the road will handle the width of
my vehicle, I am able to use all of it. I can better see where the left
side of my vehicle is than the right since I am right on the left side.
Granted, with my car (not the SUV), I've driven it way long enough I know
how wide it is, but I'm still getting used to the SUV. And it also works
for cars I am not so familiar with (plus an Astro Van is about the limit
of size that I am comfortable driving both width and length wise. Ok, I
can drive larger vehicles, but don't ask me to park them).

Tigress

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From: Kiki <tigress@havoc.gtf.org>
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,rec.autos.driving,dc.driving,rec.autos.4x4
Subject: Re: Sitting up Higher ( was Re: SUVs are rollover risks and prone fatal accidents! (NOT) )
Date: 13 Jan 2001 00:23:57 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA, USA
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