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3rd Row seat: pros & cons 850

posted by  james_a_sousa on  Sat Mar 9 14:59 CST 2002
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All your actions can be assessed using risk vs benefit.

I ride a Yamaha RD 400. I certainly try to watch out in all directions, but I do not feel particularly at risk when I ride. I do not try to ride in all the situations that I would take my Volvo.

From the news stories that I read, riding in the third seat of a Volvo wagon is safer than tooling around in your overloaded SUV with underinflated tires.

As a firefighter, I have seen quite a few fatals where the victim did not appear to be wearing their seat belt. I have never personally seen a fatal that was in their seatbelt.

EXCEPT - We did have a woman that was killed on Rte. 495, in her Volvo, wearing a seatbelt! She nicked a truck, spun, and went through a guardrail. The car was almost undamaged! Un fortunately a piece of guardrail went in one front door and out the other.

Go figure.
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New 3rd Row seat: pros & cons [850]
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