[Shotimes] Pontiac unveils SHO successor?

[Donald Mallinson]

Scott,

Stuff doesn't have to be sharp to hurt/crush.  Have someone 
drop one of those 75 pound bags on your chest from just a 
few feet above sometime and see if not being sharp makes a 
difference!  :)

IF your airbag and safety belts save your life to have it 
snuffed out by 300 pounds of dead weight going 50 mph from 
behind, then I guess you will stop all sorts of worries.  :)

As I said, if you are confident that you have it locked 
down, then that is fine.  Most people just throw stuff in 
back and don't take the effort that you did to secure it.  I 
felt it important to point out that they could be 
endangering their well being and not knowing it.

Really, in talking to lots of people that know more than I 
do, the truth is that carrying extra weight in the trunk/bed 
is NOT the best way to get around in winter.   What it does 
in a wreck is just another reason to find other ways to 
improve your odds of getting between point A and B in bad 
weather.

Proper winter tires, slowing down, and changing your driving 
style are the best bets for safe winter trips.

Don Mallinson

Scott Krietemeyer wrote:

> Don....
> 
> 
> If I am in a wreck the sandbags (which are not sharp BTW) are the
> least of my worries...  I'd argue some of the rest of the stuff but
> there isn't much point considering my audience I suppose...
> 
> Scott