Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The funniest anecdote I have heard is that a Mini Cooper (which are exceedingly popular around here, along with Priuii) drove into a minivan at an intersection - apparently the fault of the minivan driver - and the Mini owner was able to drive away whereas the minivan has a dent the shape of a Mini Cooper. There were even photos to prove it! On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > Sorry Chris, but I have no reason to distrust NHTSA (as opposed to other > gov't agencies) and I prefer a result of careful testing to anecdotal > evidence. > > Let's just agree to disagree. The "big cars are safer" myth is one I heard > often when trying to figure out why people in the US insist of wasting > energy the way they do. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > YNWA > > > > On Mar 5, 2012, at 7:05 AM, Chris Crawford wrote: > > > Don't believe everything the government tells you. In 2000, I was driving > > my 1991 Chevy Caprice down West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne's main > > east-west road. Speed limit on the highway is 50mph, and I was going > close > > to that when a woman who was high on pot ran a stop light and pulled into > > an intersection I was passing through. I slammed on my brakes and my car > > crashed directly into the side of her Ford Tempo, a small car. My car > > caved in the side of her car and pushed it 50 feet off the road. My car > > was smashed a bit in the front but was still driveable. I drove it home! > > > > -- > > Chris Crawford > > Fine Art Photography > > Fort Wayne, Indiana > > 260-437-8990 > > > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > > > > > On 3/5/12 12:29 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > > >> What you say only applies to frontal collisions. According to NHTSA, in > >> all their other categories (side impact, rollover etc.) vehicle > >> size/weight is irrelevant. > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> Alicante, Spain > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >> http://www.greatpix.eu > >> http://www.nathanfoto.com > >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > >> > >> > >> YNWA > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mar 5, 2012, at 4:54 AM, Chris Crawford wrote: > >> > >>> Here, you have idiots in giant SUVs who all think the traffic laws > don't > >>> apply to them. I see these dickheads every day running stop signs, > >>> speeding like crazy, tailgating anyone who dares drive the speed limit, > >>> etc. An Escort gets hits by a big SUV, and the Escort and its > passengers > >>> are squished like bugs under your feet. I drive a Crown Victoria > because > >>> of this. These guys in SUVs respect a big car like that because they > >>> know > >>> if they hit it, the Crown Vic is not going to flatten like an econobox. > >>> It > >>> costs more for gas, but its worth it to know I won't get myself killed > >>> by > >>> some fool. > >>> > >>> I obey traffic laws and drive safely. Few others here do. My life is > >>> worth > >>> more than theirs. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Chris Crawford > >>> Fine Art Photography > >>> Fort Wayne, Indiana > >>> 260-437-8990 > >>> > >>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > >>> > >>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > >>> > >>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > >>> Become a fan on Facebook > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 3/4/12 6:00 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Seems to be adequate for most of the (non-US) world ;-) > >>>> > >>>> john > >>>> ________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> She hated that Escort the entire time she had it. It was a little > >>>> tin-can > >>>> shitbox that rode rough, had no engine power, was claustrophobically > >>>> small > >>>> inside, and God help you if you get in a wreck with someone driving a > >>>> big > >>>> car! > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>