h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

You're probably right, 4x4s are made for roads like ours. I was amazed at how narrow the lanes are when we were over there in September, how slender and high your freight trucks are. Our lanes are easily 25 to 50% wider ...

It's parking bays that need to be wider, 4x4's can't fit into parking bay's, you park between 2 4x4's and you have to be Victoria Beckham to get out of the car, we had no choice but to park between 2 of them even Alex had trouble getting out of our car

Rev tell you what i am watching over here Ice Road truckers its about HGV Drivers in Alaska who have to drive over shear ice roads to the diamond mine man that job is dangerous there have been a few gone into the ice and needed rescuing

RG

Best Course of action get rid there not needed why have them They Make me I fell safe in a big 4x4 i feel safe in my Mazda why because i always maintain its not the size of the vehicle its how you drive it which makes every trip you make safe

What's shocking is the fact that a Land Rover Discovery has an NCAP 3 rating whereas Stu's Focus C-Max has a 4 rating

What are these 'ratings' you speak of?

NCAP is a european safty rating system for cars the safest is a 5 star the lowest allowed on the road is 2 I think here it is http://www.euroncap.com/home.aspx

Stu's is a 4 star

Rev http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/F19585?thread=5108539 Volvo's a really good cars for safety

Anything German is safe too

yeah they take safety very seriously

An interesting idea, that rating system. I don't know if we have anything similar over here.

Is that 5 stars hitting a car or 5 Stars hitting a 18 wheeler doing 40 its rather vague

To perform the test they drive it at 40MPH into a concreate barrier and take note of what the damage is, I saw them show some of the damage to certain types of cars on Top Gear, it was truly shocking a Range Rover Discovery crumpled like a paper bag

I really feel for the crash test dummies i wouldn't do that job for Minimum wage Waite a minuet that could be used if people who are work shy still refuse to get a job take them to the place put a dummy in set it off and say your up next i bet they would get a Bl**dy job then tut sweet

I wouldn't do their job either

Now would that be the white-suited dummies, with lots of checkerboarding? Or the musical group that has a few good tunes out?

The former, the latter were one hit wonders over here

Ah yes i had to think what you was on about then for a moment The Crash test dummy

Not a job I'd fancy

I know bet the health plan i lousy

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