Re: [Leica] Cars large and small

[chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)]

And talk to your insurance broker before switching to a tank. The liability
coverage premiums for those things have been going way up, precisely because
they win all the arguments with smaller vehicles. The top-heavy nature of
those beasts is nothing to be sniffed at, either. I live next door to one of
Seattle's drawbridges, and about once a month (like clockwork) it gets
plugged up by an SUV rollover, usually when someone decides to switch lanes
while on the metal grates---they wind up looking pathetic, like a dung
beetle flipped over on its back. The only real excitement was about six
months ago, when one nearly flipped over the railing and landed on the
houseboat below.

Buy another Volvo---the only car built like a Leica.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.
(desperately trying to stay on topic)

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Dernie" <FrankDernie@compuserve.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 6:32 AM
Subject: [Leica] Cars large and small


> Mark, pleased to hear your wife is not injured.
>
> Just a tip here re cars (my business). It is a common misconception that
> SUVs are safe. They are not. Here is a simple list of why.
>
> Crash safety rules are more lax for these vehicles.
> They have high centre of gravity and crude suspension so are poor at
> evasive action and prone to roll over. You are more likely to have an
> accident in one.
> They are normally fitted with tyres which have poor grip on a normal road
> surfaces.
> Many have a separate rigid chassis, the vehicle survives the accident
> better than occupants who are damaged by high peak g forces.
>
> IMO they are not much good for normal use.
>
> I should replace the Volvo, it worked last time didn't it?
>
> All the very best Frank
>