"Old Wolf" > wrote in
oups.com:

> Larry Bud wrote:
>> Old Wolf wrote:
>> > Scott en Aztlán wrote:
>> > > Here's an as-yet-unnamed subcategory of Sloth: the -5 Sloth. The
>> > > -5 Sloth drives around everywhere at 5 MPH below the posted speed
>> > > limit.
>> > >
>> > > The reason why the -5 Sloth drives at (SL - 5) is still a mystery
>> >
>> > They think they are doing the SL, but their speedo reads high.
>> > (I have observed many Japanese cars come from the factory
>> > with high speedos -- perhaps an attempt by the manufacturers
>> > to make their car look better in crash statistics).

Wouldn't a crash test facility use *their own instrumentation* when
accellerating the vehicle towards the crash barrier?
It would eliminate any inaccuracies or variance in vehicles.
(DUH...)

(and real accidents are measured by investigators/physical evidence,not by
any untrustworthy indication from the vehicle itself.)


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Jim Yanik
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