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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
You keep citing these cases of people fucking up because they don't know how to drive, and blaming on the vehicle/manufacturer/advertising, instead of where the blame belongs, squarely on the driver.
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So it was the driver's fault that Suzuki Sidekicks were rolling over even in mild testing by Consumer Reports. And it was driver's fault that Firestone tires were killing people. After all, driver's should not get in that situation. And it was driver's faults that Toyota SUVs were unstable if the computer bug did could not keep the vehicle from rolling over. And it was the driver's fault that cars without redundant hydralic brake systems were crashing. And it was the driver's fault that he could not see cars crossing his path (and then the government required side lights which stopped all those deaths).
Nonsense. All cars must be driven violently. And do not roll over. Only vehicles designed to be unstable, unsafe, and as cheap as possible are rolling over. At one point, one out of every four SUV crashes were a roll over. And one in every four roll overs killed someone. Obviously only SUV driver's are incompetent - your logic.
Then we have SUV that overrun kids 60 times a week. These vehicles are intentionally (and unnecessarily) designed to be so high as to roll over kids that often. But you know this cannot be true. Only the parent's failures permit a kid to run behind the SUV.
Only fools need unsafe vehicles for their personal glory and ego. Why is a HumVee so much lower and has much higher ground clearance? Army worries about a soldier's safety - not his ego. SUVs could be that much better. But then the ego trip would be missing.
Why is the Jeep suspension and steering 'barbaric'? Because it is good. We can blame the driver.
Yes, it is the driver's fault. He was so stupid as to be driving a four wheel drive in inclement weather. Any informed driver knows a four wheel drive is the most dangerous vehicle in icy weather. So you are right. We should blame the driver for stupidly driving a four wheel drive. Good luck getting any 4x4 owner to believe you. Denial is all part of the experience.