[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've been reading posts about finding suitable vehicles for teenage sons and > daughters of late and when I ran across a website containing NTSB reports of > auto and truck accidents they have investigated, I thought this one was > particularly relevant. I've gone through it several times and found it > chilling. It > is a pdf file. > > http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2003/HAR0302.pdf >
Yikes. I've driven an Explorer and I thought it was a particularly twitchy vehicle. It has a fast steering ratio, more like a sports car than a truck. I've long suspected that the rollovers after tire blowouts were probably due to startled drivers over-controlling and turning the wheel too quickly. High-profile, short-wheelbase vehicles should have slow steering ratios to discourage sudden maneuvers. My old Ford Club Wagon had four full turns from lock to lock, and to me that felt about right for a truck. > RLE > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
