shutdown -h in Denver
Ric Moore
wayward4now
Thu Dec 21 18:52:07 PST 2006
On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 17:04 -0600, Alma J Wetzker wrote:
> It turns out that the bumpers on SUV's are higher than on cars. High
> enough that they strike other vehicles above the safety features
> designed into cars. The only thing between you and the SUV is some
> sheet metal and glass.
>
> I am annoyed by SUV's because I cannot see traffic conditions when
> driving behind one of them. That is dangerous in and of itself.
Where's Ralph Nader when you need him? I thought they were supposed to
standardize the height of bumpers 15 years ago. I remember some
jacked-up pickup trucks being fined for their bumpers being too high.
Ric
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