Re: SUVs are rollover risks and prone fatal accidents! (NOT)

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From: Shaun MacKenzie
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:32

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I don't know about that.  I had to do a huge emergency maneuver in an
explorer at high speeds when a car veered into my lane and was headed
directly for the front of my explorer.  I managed not to roll it.
nmoberg <nmoberg@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 09 Jan 2001 20:27:20 -0900, Scott Aleckson
> <aleckson@alaska.net> wrote:
>
> >> SUVs are rollover risks...
> >
> >Only if you drive like a complete moron.  After 10 years in the
> >fire/rescue/ems biz, I can personally say that I've seen many times more
> >rollovers involving cars than those involving SUVs.  The fact is, *ANY*
> >vehicle can roll over if it is not driven properly.  When people drive
> >appropriate to the vehicle and road conditions, then *NO* vehicle has a
> >measurable risk of either rollover or being prone to fatal accidents.
And
> >that is indisputable.  If you anti-SUV folks would put as much effort
into
> >getting proper driver's education back into the schools we might get
> >somewhere.
> >
> >[Sorry for feeding the troll- it was a moment of weakness]
> >
> >
> >
>
> Indisputable?  Please!
>
>
> If you are forced into emergency maneuvers most SUVs will be a real
> problem. You can be the worlds best driver and end up in a rollover in
> anything. SUVs just make the probability much higher.
>
>

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Subject: Re: SUVs are rollover risks and prone fatal accidents! (NOT)
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 09:32:34 -0500
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