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Bad Design Trends
"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message ... >I was out driving yesterday (on Chapman heading eastbound, just past > the offramp from the 55 freeway). An old geezer in a new Cadillac CTS > flew off the off-ramp and cut across 3 lanes of traffic, almost taking > off my front fender despite a warning blast from my horn. > > As I sat stuck behind Russell Weller Sr. at the stoplight, I noticed > that the Cadillac CTS has high, slab sides and a low, "chopped" > roofline, leaving relatively little glass area. > > http://www.cadillac.com/images/model...toExt1_med.jpg > > The visibility from inside one of those things must be at least > somewhat limited if not downright poor. > > I think it's totally irresponsible of General Motors to design a > vehicle with such poor visibility when the brand is so popular with > elderly people. These old geezers have enough probels seeing as it is > without their cars adding additional impairments. You are promoting a baby state that you frequently protest? If the elderly are causing problems, don't blame the car manufacture. BTW: Chrysler 300 and Dodge Magnum also have limited visibility. I suspect they will become a hit with many elderly as well. |
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