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SUV's get a lot of bad press, but that's because they look so
ridiculous trundling along with all the regular traffic. The
problem is that they don't get much of a chance to show the
rest of us just what they can get up to, given half a chance.
The idea is that a special lane, or lanes on
the Freeway be
provided for SUV's that they MUST use. Whilst the rest of the
highway would be maintained as usual, these special lanes
would be chewed up into rubble and water filled ruts laced
with potholes, to enable the SUV's to operate to their
maximum potential, using the real terrain for which they were
specially designed, without getting lost "off road".
There are
several advantages to this idea 1 Many fly-overs and bridges
would become redundant, saving the highway authorities a
fortune, as these vehicles can leap across gaps, and traverse
swift flowing water with ease, even when fully laden with a
month's supply of Doritos. 2 No vehicle would need to go
racing about over muddy fields again to prove its capabilities,
when it can do so on the daily commute to the local school.
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Small pothole is struck, soccer mom loses control, 3 tonne vehicle careers into traffic flow, fatalities ensue. |
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SUVs should have to drive in a ditch, so they're no higher than normal cars :) |
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While this might be a good way to counteract the damage vehicles greater than 10,000 lbs gvw do to the roads, (The IRS gives big tax breaks for huge vehicles) and it could be applied only to vehicles not hauling goods, I am opposed to anything that forces SUVs to get worse gas mileage. |
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In a design meeting the other day the chief design engineer proposed 22" wheels as optional equipment for our next truck. I could've reached over and slapped him. |
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Then of course, this was the same guy who turned his minivan into a sports car tuner and was responsible for the 300c (and it's mis-sized wheels between front and back). Google Ralph Gilles. |
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SUV's can handle rough terrain but its not very safe to do it at highway speeds. |
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SUV's can handle rough terrain but its not very safe to do it at highway speeds. |
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I like it. Much easier to implement on highways, yes. But [JScotty] is right, high speeds aren't good for SUV obstacle courses. Perhaps we just adjust some suburban main roads. |
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