We're still driving two 1999 models we bought in 2000. The primary
reason? Other than money, "Greenhouse", i.e., window size keeps
shrinking on cars making it difficult to see. To me, the Chrysler
products look like something from a Dick Tracy comic. My wife is
barely five feet tall and has a terrible time getting sight lines out
of anything. She wants an Escape Hybrid but they're a bit pricey now.
Yeah, where is old Ralph?
FWIW/ScottGee1
On 10/10/06, AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Many times, I have been "surprised" to find that a
> > bike managed to sneak into the blind cone of my rearview
> > mirrors...
>
> This reminds me... A couple of years ago, our MPV was munched
> in an accident and we had a rental for a few weeks. The Rental
> was a Dodge Intrepid. Well, the A-Pillers in that car were so
> thick and sloped that they formed huge blind spots. More than
> once I almost got creamed at intersections when I couldn't see
> the car approaching from the right.
>
> Whenever I see one of those cars (or even the last Ford Taurus),
> I assume the driver can't see me if I'm coming from their right.
> More times than not, I'm correct. Scary how cars can be
> designed so stupidly to cause accidents. I loved my Jeep
> Cherokee for visibility, except for the lower position of the
> rear-view mirror which again caused a blind spot to the
> forward-right.
>
> Ralph, we need you to write "Unsafe at Any Speed-II".
>
> AG
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