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I guess the car builders are to blame. All Suvs' should be designed like 5/4's . No power steering, straight rear axel, no A/C, straight stick manual transmission, super low gear ratios and a top end of 50mph or so. Let's see 'im roll one of those in afternoon traffic! Take folks back to the days when driven demanded all your attention just to go 50mph and keep it between the white lines. You drive a 5/4 down the road and Hyundai drivers will start understanding why there are rearview mirrors in their cars, I don't think they had power brakes either.
How does that Law go : an object in motion will continue in motion until acted on by another force.
Folks, my initial intent and frustration remains the same. The vast majority of suv rolls have very little to do with the suvs. Sure there are instances where the design failed and thats why there are courts. Imo, the bottom line is still that a truck is a truck, no matter the bells, whistles and conveniences. It doesn't handle, react or respond like a car. If you want to drive something which handles and responses like a car buy a car and if you buy a car just remember I'm the guy in you're mirror drivng a truck when you cut me off. It handles like a truck so you best give me some space because it doesn't handle like a car and I don't expect it to. The space I leave between me and the person in front of me is there for a reason. I make wider turns because I have a longer wheel base. I start braking sooner because I have more weight to stop. I park farther out at Walmart because my vehicle doesn't fit in those little car spaces. The only thing I swerve for is something bigger than me and kids.
People like suv's because they're higher up and they can see above traffic, unfortunately the price for that attribute is a higher center of gravity and worse handling performance. You're always going to have idiots pulling in front of you, riding your tailpipe so your vehicle of choice for commuting may not be an suv but may be a 80's Buick LeSabre or Ford station wagon.
Fabs, My physics is on a NTK basis, no rust involved! Bigger wins!
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