"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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In article , "Doug Kanter"
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"SoCalMike" wrote in message
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Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "Doug Kanter"
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"Buck Turgidson" wrote in message
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Kanter's right - we shouldn't touch the safety issue. That's a whole
'nother can of worms....


Not to send this discussion off into yet another direction, but if they
were safer, then agencies like the NY State Police would be driving
nothing but SUVs.


You don't suppose there might be other considerations more important to
a
police agency than crash safety? Rapid acceleration and stability at
high
speeds spring to mind...

i bet if you asked the cops themselves, theyd tell you theyd rather
throw
around a crown vic during a high speed chase than an expedition.

I think you'd get that same response from ANYONE with more awareness than
your average hammer. :-)

Yet you were not aware that there might be any reasons, other than crash
safety, why the cops might rather have something other than an SUV...

Actually, I'm aware of ALL the reasons. I've driven a modified Crown Vic,
and I now drive what is essentially an SUV. Because I am the best
non-professional driver on the planet, I have fully absorbed even the most
minute differences between the two categories of vehicles.