Ok, while it is true that there are probably more people out there
with pick ups and SUV than really NEED them, lets not get all
hig-and-mighty about our choice of vehicle vs someone else's. It is
THIER choice. Just like I CHOOSE to drive an LBC. I CHOOSE to drive
an SUV too! Do I need an SUV? Yes I believe I do. But if you saw
me, driving it to work, you might assume I do not. It's none of your
business what I drive. If my choice of vehicle bothers you, it is
your problem. If I choose poor gas mileage, that's my problem. If I
choose a vehcile that will almost certanly get me killed in an
accident, that's my problem.
Now what you and every other driver does have a right to take issue
with is the way in which I drive. Regardless if I am driving my LBC,
my SUV, or my motorcycle, the rules of the road are the same for
everyone. Maintaining a safe following distance, keeping aware of all
other vehicles around oneself and having a "out" (when possible) are a
lot more important. It's not what you drive, its how you drive. I
have had to take the shoulder at high speed in my SUV because someone
did something stupid. I was able to do so smoothly and safely at 65
mph.
I don't know about the incident in question (CNN's stupid WMV system
doesn't work for me) but I am willing to admit that I don't know.
Don't automatically blame the vehicle, consider that the driver may
have had a share of the fault.
On 5/25/06, bjshov8@comcast.net <bjshov8@comcast.net> wrote:
> Our freeways are packed with SUV's, and most are not even the kind of SUV
>that could go offroad, they are just big minivans or pickups with covered
>beds. It has always been my contention that 90% of these people would be
>better off with a sedan or station wagon. Safer, more comfortable, less
>expensive, better gas mileage. What would be the downside? Oh yeah, "image"
>is the downside.
>
> I was in the local "quick change" place waiting for my state inspection when
>I overheard one woman talking to another about how she had flipped her new
>pickup and totalled it. This woman lived in the city, and probably had no
>more business with a pickup than I have with an igloo.
>
> I get a kick out of the people that drive big tough vehicles, then they have
>to slow down to a crawl to go over railroad tracks.
>
>
> > but the soft suspension did him/her in. I believe that a low car would
> > have faired much better in "this" situation.
>
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