drive more defensively.

I've owned 3 trucks, an SUV, and a conversion van over the last 10 years and am convinced that most drivers haven't a clue when it comes to operating them safely. They have higher centers of gravity and are therefore more likely to roll over. They aren't as manueverable. It is much harder to see other vehicles that may be behind, or along side while driving. They tend to require more distance to stop.

I think they've done studies that show the people who suffer the least injury in their vehicles inflict the most. Maybe that's why did I noticed a 1995 Yukon GT overtaking me at 100mph yesterday evening? I had accelerated to 100 briefly to check out my car's ride after having a wheel repaired and rebalanced. I owned a '95 Yukon GT in 1995, and I can tell you, it isn't a vehicle I'd trust at that speed if I had to execute an evasive maneuver. And, as I recall, GM speed-limited them because the Goodyear TD tires they built them with weren't rated for speeds above 95 mph. So, this guy's probably reprogrammed his ECU to allow that kind of speed.

Most of the people driving SUVs and pick-ups started out driving cars and never got the message that these are very different vehicles. There probably ought to be separate training and testing to get licenses to drive them.








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• Saabs mentioned in deadly-suv-article, jp, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:21:34
  • The Saab 9-5's predecessor, the 1995 Saab 900 WHAT???, matt 94 aero, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:53:06
    • Re: The Saab 9-5's predecessor, the 1995 Saab 900 WHAT???, Max, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 22:24:30
    • Just missing a zero, but zero is zero so it's OK :-)n/m, TKC, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:32:37
  • Did I miss something in Physics class?, Trev, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:07:28
    • Not really. P=mv but K=(mv^2)/2, J, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:14:16
      • Imagine how safe I'd be in a Saab SUV..., bRAD, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:20:17
        • kinetic energy = 1/2 m(v squared), saabaru, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:24:59
          • Pi are round, cornbread are square. n/m, pursang, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:45:51
  • It would be nice if SUV & truck drivers learned to, Allan, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:35:28 <-- Viewing This Message
    • there's actually a scientific explanation, Jeff, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 17:27:11
    • ...But they all used to be bad drivers in cars, so, Noel, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 17:16:33
    • You bring up a great point..., Bob M, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:35:55
    • The TV ads don't do much to educate the public, Dave Westlake, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 12:05:42
      • Nissans (particularly Maxima) are bad for that..., bRAD, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:16:01
  • Saab "marginal," vs. Accord 100%chance of death, TimBrown, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:27:23
  • Re: Saabs mentioned in deadly-suv-article, Ed NC, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:37:52
    • 9000 was predecesor to 9^5, but at least Saab...., REM in Seattle, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:14:48
  • Once again proves that..., b.flippo, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:34:43
    • Also goes to prove that ..., Stephen Goldberger, Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:17:54

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