Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/26/83; site ihuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxl!seifert From: seifert@ihuxl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Make mine seatbelts. - (nf) Message-ID: <441@ihuxl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 15-Jul-83 10:38:09 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxl.441 Posted: Fri Jul 15 10:38:09 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Jul-83 04:40:37 EDT References: <185@inmet.UUCP> Organization: BTL Naperville, Il. Lines: 33 > But now during the air bag debate, we get to hear a > wonderful story about how air bags would not be safe if > the guy in the car next to you hits a deer on an > interstate highway. Come on, lets stop relating > STRANGE accidents to support our arguments and not give > any more credence to the one in a million accidents > than they deserve. I don't understand how one BIZARRE > accident can make up your mind about air bags forever. > I'm much more influenced by articles in reputable > magazines (Consumer Reports, etc.) than by SCARY > stories. [[ capitalization is mine ]] So since when is hitting an animal strange and bizarre? I see dead animals on the road almost every day. Unfortunate? Yes. Sad? Yes. Strange and bizzare? No. Also, why does everyone quote Consumer Reports as if it were the Gospel? Yes, I suppose they are "reputable", and they try very hard. I ocassionally read what they have to say about small appliances such as toasters, window fans, and answering machines. But their point of view is so far into 'never mind performance, buy the cheapest product that doesn't disintegrate when you look at it cross-eyed' that I have to take most of what they say with a good deal of salt. For any product that has enough interest to have its own magazine, I look at the specialist magazine instead of CR. Dave Seifert Windy City BMW Club ihnp4!ihuxl!seifert