SUV drivers and door opening
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From: PHATRS on 10 Aug 2010 21:04 On 11/08/10 10:54, Sylvia Else wrote: > On 11/08/2010 10:42 AM, PHATRS wrote: > >> Although I can't stand you using _that_ term. >> > > Um?? > > Sylvia. > Well, _that_ is what they're called on the other side of the pond. Here in Oz, I think we still call them 4WDs. Not sure what to call the 2WD versions...
From: D Walford on 10 Aug 2010 22:55 On 11/08/2010 10:12 AM, Sylvia Else wrote: > What is it about SUV drivers that makes them think they don't need to > look into their mirrors before opening their doors? > > I swear it's only a matter of time before one of them loses a door when > I'm too close to brake, and oncoming traffic prevents me from steering > away from them. What's an SUV? Daryl
From: George W Frost on 10 Aug 2010 23:17 "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4c621130$0$28651$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > On 11/08/2010 10:12 AM, Sylvia Else wrote: >> What is it about SUV drivers that makes them think they don't need to >> look into their mirrors before opening their doors? >> >> I swear it's only a matter of time before one of them loses a door when >> I'm too close to brake, and oncoming traffic prevents me from steering >> away from them. > > What's an SUV? > > > Daryl Something you catch if you don't wear a condom
From: Fraser Johnston on 10 Aug 2010 23:46 "George W Frost" <georgewfrost(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:PDo8o.3309$FH2.621(a)viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com... > > "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message > news:4c621130$0$28651$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> On 11/08/2010 10:12 AM, Sylvia Else wrote: >>> What is it about SUV drivers that makes them think they don't need to >>> look into their mirrors before opening their doors? >>> >>> I swear it's only a matter of time before one of them loses a door when >>> I'm too close to brake, and oncoming traffic prevents me from steering >>> away from them. >> >> What's an SUV? >> >> >> Daryl > > Something you catch if you don't wear a condom No that is a STI which until recently I always thought was a sporty Subaru. Fraser
From: Sylvia Else on 11 Aug 2010 00:12
On 11/08/2010 11:04 AM, PHATRS wrote: > On 11/08/10 10:54, Sylvia Else wrote: >> On 11/08/2010 10:42 AM, PHATRS wrote: >> >>> Although I can't stand you using _that_ term. >>> >> >> Um?? >> >> Sylvia. >> > > Well, _that_ is what they're called on the other side of the pond. > > Here in Oz, I think we still call them 4WDs. Not sure what to call the > 2WD versions... Therein lies the problem. Their main characteristic is that they're needlessly large boxes on wheels. Their drive train can vary, and is not necessarily accurately described as 4WD. Mind you, "Sports Utility Vehicle" doesn't really capture what they are, but at least it doesn't involve questionable mechanical assumptions. I wasn't aware that SUV wasn't a term in everyday usage in Australia. Probably need to get out more. Sylvia. |