Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 17:10:34 GMT From: hohnopsamlid.invalid (Goran Larsson) Subject: Re: Warning about sticking ignition switches in some models
In article <3D892C9F.4B8Fnopsams.com>, Kenneth S. <nimrodnopsams.com> wrote: > There's something REALLY ludicrous about the suggestion that there's a > safety consideration here -- in the face of the fact that the Saab key > position has not been adopted by any other major manufacturer, despite > the fact that all manufacturers are now very much tuned into the safety > issue. Visit this page about a Nissan with the traditional key position. < http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/00016.htm > See the knee of the test dummy, the ignition lock, and the bent key? > However, the reactions to any suggestion that this is nothing more than > an irrational Saab tradition are revealing. The irrational Nissan tradition results in the "possibility of ... knee injuries". | The driver space was maintained reasonably | well in the frontal offset crash test, but | dummy measures indicate the possibility of | head and knee injuries. -- G–ran Larsson http://www.nospam.com