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Truly safe?

142 messages,  Last post on Mar 01, 2013 at 4:17 PM

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What is this discussion about? Child Passenger Safety, Crash Test Ratings, Safe Driving, Safety Technology, Legislation

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#91 of 142 Re: lack of attention [fintail] by steve_ HOST

May 05, 2011 (8:06 am)

Replying to: fintail (May 05, 2011 7:20 am)
I hate them. There's a reason UPS drivers make three right turns to get where they are going. (ABC)

#92 of 142 Re: lack of attention [fintail] by lemko

May 05, 2011 (8:12 am)

Replying to: fintail (May 05, 2011 7:10 am)
I don't know if the civil war vet in his pristine 20 year old Caddy going 55 in the left lane of a 60 with traffic flying around him is making an appropriate decision
 
Hey, I'm not that old! I'm a youthful veteran of the Spanish-American War!

#93 of 142 Re: lack of attention [steve_] by fintail

May 05, 2011 (11:10 am)

Replying to: steve_ (May 05, 2011 8:06 am)
I make a left turn against a sign every workday when I leave my garage - but at 0530, there are no cars to see me
 
Around here, most busy roads have traffic controls and dividers.

#94 of 142 Tucson... by iluvmysephia1

May 05, 2011 (8:46 pm)

AZ handles that problem by making everyone make U-turns.
 
No kiddin'. And it often works, too.

#95 of 142 Re: Tucson... [iluvmysephia1] by fintail

May 05, 2011 (9:15 pm)

Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (May 05, 2011 8:46 pm)
Lots of u-turn lanes where I live too, due to the divided roads. It works alright, save for where the u-turn area meets a stoplight, and nobody knows what to do.

#96 of 142 Fintail... by iluvmysephia1

May 07, 2011 (1:51 pm)

yep, exactly right. The first time I started turning right and somebody was whipping around on a U-turn in Tucson I almost had ta pee my pants. All of a sudden the grille of this U-turner was there in my face as I went in ta my turn!
 
Halt!

#97 of 142 what price safety? by steve_ HOST

May 09, 2011 (4:38 pm)

"Making a heavy vehicle lighter will improve efficiency—but it can make a vehicle less protective of its occupants unless other vehicles slim down in proportion. Even if all new vehicles are made lighter, but share the road with older, heavier vehicles, the people in newer vehicles could suffer, safety researchers say.
 
Electronic stability-control systems, plus more and smarter air bags have become standard equipment. More and more SUVs were shifted off of heavy pickup-truck frames, and on to a lower-riding chassis shared with sedans or minivans.
 
The result: NHTSA says the fatality rate for rollover accidents involving all SUVs was cut in half between 1999 and 2009."
 
SUVs: Safer, Heavier, But What About the Gas? (WSJ)

#98 of 142 Re: lack of attention [fintail] by lostwrench1

May 11, 2011 (5:45 am)

Replying to: fintail (May 05, 2011 7:10 am)
...........more money than they deserve,..........
 
Explain.

#99 of 142 Re: lack of attention [lostwrench1] by fintail

May 11, 2011 (8:21 am)

Replying to: lostwrench1 (May 11, 2011 5:45 am)
Gigantic retirement entitlements, especially in the public sector, that following generations will both be broken by and unable to even approach for themselves. It's too bad the depression era parents spoiled so.

#100 of 142 protect your puppies! by steve_ HOST

May 12, 2011 (10:49 am)


 
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