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Old 08-22-1999, 11:02 PM
Andy Andy is offline
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A friend suggested that in order to increase the safety consciousness of drivers, replacing the drivers airbag with a sharp spike might help. Well would it, if all vehicles were fitted with them ? What would be a better safety device/safer driving practice...
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Old 08-22-1999, 11:24 PM
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I would think that getting all of the skin scraped off of my face by an air bag would be enough deterrent in of itself. Those things can be pretty wicked.
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Old 08-23-1999, 03:31 PM
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What would be more illogical still is if either of you were to criticize the presence of airbags in general--without offering a more viable suggestion.
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Old 08-23-1999, 04:10 PM
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Well, I had a guy tell me once that because I'm a Pagan, I don't get to believe in evolution.

Huh???

Other than the strangeness of having a non-Pagan tell me what I'm *allowed* to believe, I was under the impression that evolution was a scientific theory, not a religious credo.

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