>It's a shame that they only crash test a vehicle and never test it for
>handling capability.
>
>So many vehicles on the road today in the US can take a crash but if they
>could avoid a crash in the first place with good suspensions, tires, and
>brakes the driver and their passengers would be MUCH, MUCH better off.

Oh so true. Soggy US-market suspensions are ridiculous. Hit your
congresscritter for banning US-only soft suspensions! Make your votes
count. And I cringe every time I see listees going for TRUCK tires...

>And of course some driver training would be a worthwhile requirement too.
>Most drivers out there are simply awful. Maybe with some training they
>would realize that many of the cars on the roads today (modern cars) are

Yup. Even worse here in Enzed.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut