Posted on 10/28/2004 6:26:00 AM PDT by OESY
A BMW 3 series tailgates a VW Golf bumper
in a test of new safety technology.
WHERE TO GET IT
Models that come with electronic stability control as a standard feature.
ACURA -- TL, RL, MDX, TSX
AUDI -- All models
BMW -- All models
CADILLAC -- All models except CTS, DeVille
CHEVROLET -- Corvette
CHRYSLER -- Crossfire
FORD -- Explorer
HONDA -- CR-V, Odyssey
HYUNDAI -- Tucson
INFINITI -- All models
JAGUAR -- All models
LAND ROVER -- LR3, Range Rover
LEXUS -- All models except ES 330, IS 300
LINCOLN -- Aviator, Navigator
MERCEDES -- All models
MERCURY -- Mountaineer
MITSUBISHI -- Montero
NISSAN -- Pathfinder, Armada
PORSCHE -- All models
SAAB -- 9-3, 9-5, 9-7X
SCION -- xB
TOYOTA -- 4Runner, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Sequoia
VOLVO -- XC90
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Is this the same as stabilitrak ?
Anti-Lock brakes (ABS) were supposed to make drivers safer, too, but they didn't because the sense of security drivers get from ABS makes them drive faster.
Airbags were supposed to make us safer, but now we have children getting their brains smashed to paste by airbags during a fender-bender.
The joys of central planning and government mandates, eh?
Or airbags. Then just wait till it malfunctions and sends a nice fam into an 18 wheeler.
I can see another $100,000,000. for John Edwards in this...
1. Remove all driver's side seatbelts and airbags.
2. Weld an 8 inch steel spike to the center of the steering wheel.
Input?
Oh that's just great. Another "mandated" safety feature that sends car costs up, fails to provide the promised safety and quite possibly causes deaths in ways not anticipated. Airbags--mandated to make seatbelt use unnecessary (it wasn't) and to make children safer (they aren't) did achieve spectacular success in one area: raising the price of automobiles across the spectrum.
Why bother to drive anymore? Smart highways, black box-capable cars? Just put me in a stroller and wheel me to work.
Yep, this is news for liberal lawyers.
And the cost will be ---
Staying home is cheaper than any vehicle and walking will save you lot's on transportation.
How long did it take for disk brakes to become cheap enough for mass market automobiles.
Hey, that's another extra 7000 votes for 'Rat candidates to be distributed as the DNC needs 'em!
By the way, LOVE that signature! :)
If you look at the list of vehicles that have electronic stability control as a standard feature, most are SUV's.
So these numbers will not be dramatically affected by adding on this additional cost.
I think these numbers are inflated to scare people.
It's still a good idea to have, but why get more government control?
A device that prevents you from driving over 3 miles an hour would save even more lives.
I have a feeling the world would be a safer place if YOU did that.
Nonsense. I ride a unicycle.
Why don't they just make cars out of NERF material?
Yep (BTW, that is not a stupid question).
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