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re: winter car survey
- Subject: re: winter car survey
- From: "Mark Kittock" <red951@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 19:45:36 -0600
Jason wrote:
>Maybe so may roll-overs occur with the SUV's because they're the vehicles
on the road >in these conditions?
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In Minnesota, my own informal ditch survey also shows SUV's as a high
percentage of roll-overs during 'typical' snowstorms at rush hour. Not any
weakness of the SUV, but due to the 'superiority' attitude the SUV gives
the owner as he/she cruises through 6 inches of snow at 70 MPH. If they
just drove for the conditions and save the AWD capabilities for emergency
maneuvers the ratio would change, IMO.
Mark
'96 328i sport w/Hakka 1's (much better than Blizzaks in dry conditions)
'97 Contour SE w/ Blizzaks
'86 944 turbo (parked till the white stuff melts)
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