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Default OT Idiot lights-out drivers

On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 21:51:10 -0000, rbowman wrote:

On 02/13/2016 01:12 PM, Mr Macaw wrote:

You can't follow simple reasoning. If the Americans deem a car safe,
then the Canadians should accept that, and vice versa.


do you know how many vehicles cannot be imported into the US that are
considered perfectly adequate in the rest of the world?


I've heard of one where they had to fit larger wheels so the headlights were at the correct minimum height. In the UK we only have a maximum height.

The fitting of larger wheels actually ruined the handling and made the car more dangerous. Health and softy shooting itself in the foot.

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