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Re: In defense of SUVs
Posted By: gabby, on host 208.151.236.131
Date: Friday, June 1, 2001, at 16:28:34
In Reply To: Re: In defense of SUVs posted by wintermute on Thursday, May 31, 2001, at 01:17:04:

> > SUVs are fantastically safe.
>
> Sure, if you're inside them. For another road user (or, heaven forfend, a pedestrian) they're the most dangerous vehical possible. In Britan, an SUV is twice as likely to be involved in a fatal crash or hit-and-run than any other type of vehical.

That's certainly possible with the astonishingly bad drivers one sees around. But there should be a revolt of some sort if ever one were to try banning self defense.

gab"No objections here against others' safety"by