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U.S. to Mandate Anti-Rollover Technology
Philly Burbs ^
| 9-14-2006
| KEN THOMAS
Posted on 09/14/2006 6:01:17 AM PDT by Cagey
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:01:18 AM PDT
by
Cagey
A test vehicle with its electronic stability control turned off slides over cones during a test in Auburn Hills, Mich., in this July 16, 2003 file photo. The government, impressed by the promise of anti-rollover technology, is planning to require automakers to include electronic stability control devices on all new vehicles in the coming years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is set to unveil proposed rules for stability control on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006 that also will include testing standards for auto manufacturers. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:02:03 AM PDT
by
Cagey
To: Cagey
As long as it has an override switch...
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:02:34 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(Living His life abundantly.)
To: Cagey
They need to have anti-roll over systems on those up-armored Humvees. Those things will roll over if you even sneeze at them. One of the bad side affects of adding the armor was to shift the CG much higher.
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:04:00 AM PDT
by
scooter2
To: Petronski
It does, at least in the 2006 Acura LT. If you turn it off it stays off until the next time you start the vehicle and then resets to the on position.
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:04:43 AM PDT
by
Cagey
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: Cagey
SUVs and other vehicles with high centers of gravity have been susceptible to rollovers. Is it possible that the "high center of gravity" actually has something to do with the tendency to roll over?
What can we as a nation do about the rising center of gravity of automobiles?
Maybe we could ENGINEER THEM DIFFERENTLY?
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:05:49 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: Petronski
I drove a jeep for years and never rolled it over. Drive one of those high CG SUVs and haven't rolled it over yet either.
What ever happened to blaming it on the driver?
Hey people, want a sports car? Then buy a sports car. Don't by a SUV and try to drive it like a sports car.
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:05:58 AM PDT
by
PeteB570
(Guns, what real men want for Christmas)
To: Cagey
I don't think the law will apply to these guys who love roll over.
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:06:08 AM PDT
by
MAD-AS-HELL
(How to win over terrorist? KILL them with UNKINDNESS.)
To: scooter2
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:07:24 AM PDT
by
Cagey
To: Cagey
My Crown Vic has "traction control," a goofy computer program that applies brakes and spikes the throttle if a wheel spin. The first thing I did when I realize that was devise a circuit mod to make it "normally off" rather than "normally on."
Ach! What happened to old-fashioned notions like "skill" and "prudence?"
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:09:27 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(Living His life abundantly.)
To: Cagey
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:11:07 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(Just opened a new seafood restaurant in Great Britain, called "Squid Pro Quid")
To: Cagey
So how much more will this make autos cost? How much of the vehicle's discretionary power will this use (will a hybrid or electic car have enough power for the system)? What are the effects on fuel economy? What is the rest of the story?
Living in Michigan, I know why most accidents are caused: Bad Drivers!!!!!!!
-Driving too fast for conditions or driver skill
-Not using turn signals (I *think* they come standard on cars.)
-Not checking blind spots, over aggressive driving, cutting across 3 lanes at once without looking (and no turn signals)
-Yapping on a cell phone or looking at something else while driving
-Not taking care of vehicles (all those years of command maintenance in the Army taught me that at least)
-Driving Drunk/Stoned
-Racing on the roads
-Cutting off semi-trucks
Yesterday, a rain storm contributed to an accident involving almost 30 cars and at least one truck on I-696, northwest of Detroit. "Contributed" because I know that many people were probably driving like maniacs.
I'm dreading winter..... It only gets worse. Making an "idiot proof" car only causes the idiots to prove you wrong.
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:13:09 AM PDT
by
M1Tanker
(Proven Daily: Modern "progressive" liberalism is just National Socialism without the "twisted cross")
To: Izzy Dunne
What can we as a nation do about the rising center of gravity of automobiles? Is this linked in any way to Global Warming?
"Gravity: Not just a good idea, it is the law!"
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:13:12 AM PDT
by
Eagle Eye
(There ought to be a law against excess legislation.)
To: Cagey
Wouldn't it be easier to simply slow down and drive defensively instead of mandating a new and expensive technology?
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:13:32 AM PDT
by
Sarajevo
(120 degrees at BIAP and no relief in sight!)
To: LIConFem
Training wheels! This looks like fun.
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:15:57 AM PDT
by
Cagey
To: Cagey
They look more like outriggers than training wheels. But semantics aside, yes, that does look like fun!
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:19:28 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(Just opened a new seafood restaurant in Great Britain, called "Squid Pro Quid")
To: FrPR
Yep. Ever wonder why cars cost so much these days? Could be that gov't-mandated air bags, side protection and ABS have driven up the cost of a basic vehicle.
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:19:38 AM PDT
by
-YYZ-
Comment #19 Removed by Moderator
To: -YYZ-
Don't forget headlights. They're mandated too. Safety glass, soft dashboards, brake lights. The list goes on and on.
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posted on
09/14/2006 6:22:15 AM PDT
by
Cagey
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