Joe L. wrote:
>
>           But the bumper is as high as it is for a reason; that
>      being ground clearance. Take a look at the military "Hummer"
>      and you will see the same thing. While it is true that most
>      of the folks who buy these things never take them into the
>      bush that fact does not negate the design.
>
>         The government seems to be tempted to institute some kind
>      of "Affirmative Action" program that would mandate an equal
>      percentage of deaths, injuries, etc.  from all types of
>      vehicles. They seem to want to do this by mandating the
>      removal of anything that would make one vehicle inherently
>      safer than another. This is somewhat akin to transporting
>      robbers, rapists, murders, etc to Beverly Hills in order to
>      equalize the risks of crime present in Watts. It is, after
>      all, only "fair" that no one individual have any advantage
>      over another in any aspect of life. All MUST be totally and
>      compleatly EQUAL. Only then will we be truely free.
>
>            The makers of such programs will, of course, exempt
>      themselves from these mandates; their well-being and comfort
>      being vital to the survival of the nation.
>
Question: Do you like high car insurance rates?
If you dont, then you should be in favour of safety regulation.
The cost of death and injuries in vehicle collisions is astronomical.