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

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From: Izzy...
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 02:09
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Kiki <tigress@havoc.gtf.org> wrote in message
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>
> Agreed. It's hard to get a good line of sight when everyone else is trying
> the same thing and you end up with some one blocking your view, it could
> very possibly be the car ahead of the car in front of you (which happens
> enough times). Not to mention it really is only easy to do this if you can
> look to the left of the cars, then you have everyone else in a car trying
> the same thing, doesn't work very well.
>

That's why you move left, take a look, then move back over to get out
of the way for the people behind you.

Also clues in a LLB fairly well - when they see your lights pop in and
out of their side mirror - "Hey!  There's people back here and nothing
in front of you."
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