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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)

2 posted on 09/14/2006 6:02:03 AM PDT by Cagey
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I don't think the law will apply to these guys who love roll over.
9 posted on 09/14/2006 6:06:08 AM PDT by MAD-AS-HELL (How to win over terrorist? KILL them with UNKINDNESS.)
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My dogs will do a " roll over " , for a Roveroli.

23 posted on 09/14/2006 6:25:06 AM PDT by csvset
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Funny picture. A car with the system turned off does not roll over - It slides. Now, an SUV on the other hand...

In the '60's and '70's, you never heard of rollover accidents. Oh yeah, there was the occasional guy who rolled his jeep or pickup, but that was it. Enter the SUV, beginning with the Samurai actually, and suddenly there are rollovers everywhere.

I've seen three rollover accidents in my life. Every one of them was an SUV. And yet in the test picture they show a car SLIDING. It is literally comical.


24 posted on 09/14/2006 6:25:12 AM PDT by RobRoy (Islam is more dangerous to the world now that Naziism was in 1937.)
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This car just needs a stiffer rear sway bar and a heavier right foot, then it woulnd't be pushing around the curve so badly.


25 posted on 09/14/2006 6:27:46 AM PDT by 308MBR (islam; so easy a caveman could do it)
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Imagine an American passenger car understeering. Give that Lincoln a solid dose of oversteer and it wouldn't,t be plowing down the pylons.
36 posted on 09/14/2006 7:11:38 AM PDT by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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