Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >