burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> However, a lot of folks just feel safer in an SUV. The impression is that there is more vehicle around you, compared to the plastic and tin crumple zone wonders. << It's just an *impression* of safety, Burns. SUV's are not subject to the same crash test requirements as 'conventional' passenger vehicles, AFAIK. Specifically, the crumple zones in a conventional car reduce the G forces which are transferred to the passenger cage and thus the occupants' bodies. In the same crash involving an SUV, the G forces transferred to the victims is much higher and results in much higher internal damage. A typical injury tears a major artery in the chest; massive blood loss and rapid death follows. I take comfort in the fact that if some idiot in an Urban Assault Vehicle tries to collide with me, a) my BMW is sufficiently agile that I have a chance of avoiding him/her and b) if we do collide, those crumple zones give me a better chance of survival. I've had a BMW crumple around me once before, and walked away unscathed. Best, --- Les [http://www.lesbell.com.au] _______________________________________________ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
