quattro Digest, Vol 6, Issue 66

[Larry C Leung]

Hate to bust a bubble here, but from the news reports I've seen on this
(I'm local to it, but fortunately in this case, on the other side of the
Hudson
River), the tree landed on the rear roof of the SUV, flipping it over. So
speed
was not a factor, and it would be hard to say whether or not it's high
center
of gravity was a factor at all in it flipping over (apparently once, it
was a 
large enough tree for it to cross all four lanes (i.e. both directions)
of a four
lane highway, so it's mass alone would make it likely to knock over just
about
any car.) The other car with the survivor saw the tree on it's way down
and was
able to brake enough so that the car hit the falling tree, not the tree
hitting the 
moving car (it was a Honda Civic, somewhat impressed that it's driver
survived
the impact. Driver was back to work the next day). So, not a good
testament as
to the problems of SUV's. Just a freak accident. And a reason to be
highly suspicious
of ANY branchless tree, a.k.a. "widow makers". 

LL - NY



> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:28:33 +0000
> From: timofej.crift at att.net
> Subject: NAC - SUV Safety oops forgot the link!
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Message-ID:
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> 
> http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/04/20/fatal.tree.ap/index.html
> 
> Hate to bring back an old subject, but it is a sad sorry and a 
> testament to 
> (lack of) SUV safety.  I was caught in traffic behind the accident 
> yesaterday 
> and heard that the SUV rolled over a dozen times.  You have to be 
> driving really 
> fast to do that in an Audi. Not so in an SUV.
> 
> Tim
> 
> All Audis
> No SUV's
>