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Originally posted by Early_S_Man:
I guess I just never understood why some govt. beaurocrats became fixated on hood ornaments and tails as dangers to pedestrians ... when it was the mass of the object carrying them that kills pedestrians when struck, not how sharp or pointed various trim items might be!
WHat always got me was that there (must be by implication) a problem with cars reversing into pedestrians in Germany.

Sharp ornament on front, potentially dangerous, yes. Ducktail on back, no.
Old 09-28-2001, 05:01 PM
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