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Article #1928Re: Do Americans love big cars or got no choice?
From: Just zis Guy, you know?
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 10:56
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 10:56
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On Fri, 20 Dec 2002 17:51:10 -0500, "Ian St. John" <istjohn@spamcop.net> wrote: >> The fact that everyone feels safer in SUV's does make it less safe for >> those of us in smaller cars. >They may 'feel' safer but the facts dispute that they ARE safer. The >prevalence of single vehicle accidents offsets the greater mass in two car >collision. Plus, when crashes do happen, their likelihood of serious injury is higher. ISTR that in one area surveyed SUV rollovers accounted for 50% of all paralysing spinal injuries (all causes), even though they accounted for under 1% of crashes, but I may be mis-remembering. My copy of High And Mighty is on order..... Guy === ** WARNING ** This posting may contain traces of irony. http://www.chapmancentral.com (BT ADSL and dynamic DNS permitting) NOTE: BT Openworld have now blocked port 25 (without notice), so old mail addresses may no longer work. Apologies.
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