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Article #9596Re: RESULTS: SUVs are rollover risks and prone fatal accidents!
From: kencorn
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:39
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:39
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"C.R. Krieger" wrote: > John Henry <johnshenry@sprintmail.com> wrote in message > > > > They only tested about 30 cars so far, of that pool, Accord was the least > > prone to rollover (at least due to pure center of mass and dynamic tread > patch > > friction data). They intend to test something like 700 cars eventually. > > If these idiots knew some of the people *I* know ... > > It's a relatively simple matter to CALCULATE from a small handful of known > physical parameters (CoG, ROLL CENTER height - based on suspension design, > tire CF, etc.) what it takes to roll any chosen vehicle in a steady-state > slide. During some of the instructor seminars we held for BMW CCA in my > chapter a few years back, we DID those calculations. Not that I expect the > federal regulators to be quite that smart. The nice thing about bringing easily measured parameters into play is how it eliminates the bullshit factor. If it can be shown by actual test that the ratio of CG height to lateral wheel spacing correlates with rollovers, and I understand that it does, then one does not have to argue the inarguable. The fact, then, that the corporate Mage has cast a particularly potent spell upon the suspension of one of the more top heavy SUVs need no longer be treated seriously.
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