Your Very wrong Greg... you don't want to be in the "big" vehicle... you want to be in the "bigger" vehicle in a head on... but the madness needs to stop...
Actually you're both completely utterly wrong. You don't want to be in either vehicle ;o) You want to be avoiding the vehicle all together! Trust me, been...
Greg's point, made at various points earlier on this group, is that the mass of the larger vehicle means that its velocity will be reduced much less in a...
Ok well here's a video for you to consider. One's made of steel one's made of lots of plastic.One's heavier than the other. One's project managed by the same...
... Ultimately it comes down to how fast you can stop a body and internal organs and brains getting turned to much inside a body. The size of a car and the...
... Here is one made of plastic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu4lh6OQX58 Here is a metal one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCWYiAneS2w Which would you...
The Espace is made of plastic panels bonded to a massive steel substructure made from hydroformed welded tubes (he shows you the front end structure at the...
I didn't say the Espace was plastic. I said uses lots of plastic. Next up is try changing the momentum of a heavy vehicle. That is try to stop it or change the...
Ah! I just had a look at my earlier posting and yes I guess it does suggest the Espace is made of plastic. Sorry that wasn't very clear of me. Pretty shocking...
... Weight alone is no measure of safety. Engineering and materials play an even larger role than simple mass. For example, the smart car is safer than any car...
Hi Fred, Now you're probably aware of this and maybe it's what you are referring to by CAFE. but do people realise that Pickups are classed as trucks/lorries. ...
so in your logic... a sherman tank is better??? not if it hits an M1 head on... so it's all madness to go for size... pick a small light weight car and you...
I'm glad I'm not the only one who just can't see it. At least one other person can see it's more about avoiding the acident in the first place. ... === message...
Woops I miss phrased that I meant I'm glad I'm not the only one who can see it. Glad Timothy at least can see what the real problem is too. ... === message...
I agree, avoiding the crash is more important, and vehicle size is probably not a significant contributor there (well, except for freeway nose to tail...
These fancy electronic toys are not much more than that. They don't do much more than save a few bent fenders in incidents where the drivers are basically ...
Um, well, let's just say I've seen good physical evidence that these things work. As in all safety devices, they do not work in /every/ circumstance, but they...
excessive speed into a courner:- Well this changes all the time dependant primarily on the condition of the road surface, eg. rain or snow, mud, leaves, or a...
Hey Bob, I fully understand and you sound like your doing you best to live and be carbon responsible. I like your choice in trucks, that slant 6, hillside...
Hi, I'd like some more info about tweaking the slant 6, i also have a '74 van slant 6 3 speed on the tree.. I live in Dolan Springs Az. a somewhat growing...
Bob, What are you getting for mpg now? 3200 feet alt gotta hurt that a bit, plus '74 wasn't a good year for USA cars, retarded cam and early attempt at...
The '74 van ended up as parts for my '63 dodge truck I get 21 miles around town.the engine was rebuilt in 2001 buy the former owner..there are no smog...
Bob, 21 mpg from a 74 engine is very good. The deputy's are about the same here, just tax collectors mostly when it comes to car/driving. OK, Cold air intake...
Just saw the Chevrolet 'Volt'. Take note of thier using the method of battery re-charge I was proposing,less the flywheel attachment for the generator. Think I...
... As usual with US manufacturers,they come up with designs like this that can't be used while others outrun them.Cases in point:my Toyota Echo with manual ...
... Actually, the Toyota Echo is available in the US. The US problem is overbearing "safety" laws. The Peugot models are too light to survive our crash tests....
Hooray someone else has figured it out. There's millions of cars running around here in Europe quite happily and not getting crushed by obese Hummers. Ask why...
As is the problem with all buracracies,they become a 'legal' pyramid scam.Lose sight of thier goals,become overbaring,prohibitive,costly,and eventually usless....
tigger you got a alot to say thats good. The other side of the coin. the USA has a lot different terrain trucks are need to haul gasoline,food, ect. here on...
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