- Oct 28, 1999
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So this morning I was driving on a super narrow country road that has enormous trees a couple feet away from the road edge along the entire way.
I drive a recent model year Camry and came around a corner to find a Tahoe wallowing halfway into my lane. They thankfully corrected and pulled back over to their lane (mostly) before anything bad happened.
But it raised a question...if I had to bail the road and my only option was to head long into a 14' diameter hardwood tree or head on into a tahoe that has twice the curb weight of my car @ 40MPH....
Which of those is the lesser of two really shitty choices?
At least with the SUV there's some chance that it crumples a bit. Trees typically win. Against anything.
I drive a recent model year Camry and came around a corner to find a Tahoe wallowing halfway into my lane. They thankfully corrected and pulled back over to their lane (mostly) before anything bad happened.
But it raised a question...if I had to bail the road and my only option was to head long into a 14' diameter hardwood tree or head on into a tahoe that has twice the curb weight of my car @ 40MPH....
Which of those is the lesser of two really shitty choices?
At least with the SUV there's some chance that it crumples a bit. Trees typically win. Against anything.