Swater wrote:

Thank you for a cool headed post. I agree with almost everything you are saying here. There isn't much worth commenting on other then that safety data ought to be just as easily available as fuel effeciency data. Thats something I'd support. Furthermore, I think that any information that is required to be made available on a sticker price should be required to be made available on the internet if the car is advertised there.

I see the roof re-enforcement issue as being similar to that of roll bars, and they may not be an unreasonable requirement. Roll bars are required by law on Jeeps. Newer Jeeps have more complete roll bars then older ones because of legislative changes.

As far as the bumper issue is concerned, its worth noting that big cars/trucks are nothing new. This sounds good it theory but in application it could get messy. Do I have to comply for the F350 I use to haul stuff around my farm? Would this make it illegal for me to jack up my jeep and put big tires on it if I like to go mudding on the weekend? I'd support it if it made sense, but it has to make sense.

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