Re: Dateline report-Everything Must Be Idiot Proof-Springer Rules!

From: bernd@texas.net
Date: Wed Oct 25 2000 - 10:44:21 EDT


Why does a Jeff Foxworthy skit come to mind on this? ;) (It was a Tor-NA-
do...we could'a been killed or even worse!)

- Bernd

> In today's world everything must be idiot proof -
> geared to the lowest common denominator.
>
> Today I'm more supprised when I read about or meet an
> inteligent person.
>
> Take a look at the television stories. They do more
> stories on stupid people who do stupid thing and
> then make them out to be some sort of hero.
>
> The Jerry Springer Show - says it all!
>
> --- "Steven T. Ekstrand" <cyberlaw@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > Watching a pretty ignorant report on SUV rollovers
> > on Dateline.
> >
> > There is a problem. And it isn't so much with the
> > manufacturers it is with
> > the Drivers. HOW STUPID ARE THESE SUV OWNERS????
> >
> > I watched a new Land Rover Discovery go up on two
> > wheels the other day.
> > Young women driving with several kids in the
> > vehicle. She gunned it off
> > the line at the light pulling far away of the other
> > cars across four lanes
> > of traffic and turned left on an off camber turn. I
> > could hear the engine
> > pulling like she had it floored all the way through
> > the turn!!!
> >
> > You going to blame Land Rover for that one?
> >
> > Anyway, I don't want to start a thread slamming
> > idiot SUV owners. There
> > are drivers of all kinds in all kinds of cars.
> >
> > The real reason for this post. While all the SUV's
> > they examined had one
> > or two stars out of five, the DODGE DURANGO had
> > THREE stars and wasn't much
> > worse than many passenger cars. Go DURANGO!!!
> >
> > -STE
> >
> >
>
>
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