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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

The true danger in driving a SUV

A story in Wednesday's Daily Local News shows the real problem with driving a Sport Utility Vehicle in this day and age. The high vantage point. R. Jonathan Tuleya writes:

WEST CHESTER — In these times of $3-a-gallon gas prices, SUV owners have become well aware of the extra expense associated with chugging along the highway surrounded by a few tons of steel.
Last August, one motorist learned about another unusual disadvantage related to being perched higher than the typical non-four-wheel-drive vehicle: She had a clear view into other passing cars.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, as the woman sped southbound on the Route 30 Bypass near Route 113 in her Ford Explorer she observed the man behind the wheel of the swerving vehicle next to her exposing himself.

The man was later arrested and faces deportation because of his status as an illegal alien. You can't make this stuff up. Read the whole story here.

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