Yep, that's why in the 1980s and 1990s I called them Suddenly Upsidedown Vehicles. I don't know if the drivers are finally better now, or if the unibody/crossover models are harder to flip. Probably the latter after all the hoopla over the capsized Explorers with exploded rear tires and Consumer Reports started testing for roll resistance.
Mitch. > On November 27, 2018 at 7:13 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > The first snow was quite amusing if you went through about 8 am. There > would be maybe 10-30 (2 WD) cars in the ditches before "SUVs" became > popular. > > When the majority of vehicles were high center of gravity 4WD "SUVs" a > few years later, 25=50% of the vehicles were on the side or rolled > over; and with even a slight snow, there would be 50-100 in the > ditches, sometimes so many that anyone sliding off was likely to hit one > or more in the ditch. Most of these people drove the same road to work > every day, but never learned. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
