Ford and truck safety - GreenHybrid

texashchman · #1 (**permalink**) 10-06-2005, 07:38 PM

Just a little something to think about what they really care about!Kevin

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/200...mpactstandards

Delta Flyer · #2 (**permalink**) 10-07-2005, 05:36 AM

http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_01_12_a_suv.html

texashchman · #3 (**permalink**) 10-07-2005, 05:46 AM

I own a Tahoe and when I bought it I reallly didn't consider the effects on cars, I do now! Ford and the rest need to consider this effect and to me scale down these tanks.It makes no sense to build most of them as most people don't need them. I know people with 4 wheel drive pick-ups and 4 wheel drive SUV's and most NEVER take them offroad to do ranching or farming the two occupations that would really need them. I guess it's a "bubba" thing.Kevin

IMAhybrid · #4 (**permalink**) 10-07-2005, 09:00 AM

wow, good article delta flyer.

sivart · #5 (**permalink**) 10-07-2005, 10:10 PM

Quote:

They say Ford told colleagues in an industry work group that the process of jointly reducing the risks trucks pose to cars in crashes is too costly.

Too costly?

So I guess every life does have a dollar amount on it....even for Ford.

xcel · #6 (**permalink**) 10-07-2005, 11:23 PM

Hi Siliconhills:

___Why jump all over Ford? They just told it like it is unlike Toyota, GM, DCC, Nissan, etc. …

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net