^
Dieselnut (and
M-Qiugley, in the context of his post above
) more than likely won't have any problems - if I'm not reading too much into his chosen screen-name/handle
, but "driving through" continues to be a thought-provoking thing for me.
Why?
Take a look at this one:
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^ This is a recent Detroit gas-station shooting that was caught quite clearly on CCTV.
At time-point 0:30 in the video, the male in the black hoodie is pushed over, falls, and, at least for the moment, does not rise.
The driver reacts by time-point 0:32, tries to get away...but look at what happens between time-points 0:33 to 0:35. The vehicle simply cannot make it over the fallen man. The driver is forced to reverse and attempt again, and that's when the driver was injured.
With that in mind, I've asked these questions before, and I'll ask them again:
- What can my vehicle actually drive into/through or over? (And with today's electronic safety systems, will your vehicle even allow you to do so?)
- What kind of damage can my vehicle sustain before the airbags trigger?
- What kind of damage can my vehicle sustain before the fuel cut-off triggers? can and/or how can the vehicle be re-started?
Even for those who - rightfully - believe that an older, "analog" vehicle without modern safety features would make for a better escape/challenge vehicle, exactly how in-repair is said vehicle?
Who
hasn't seen someone, recently, get stuck in some mud or snow because they thought their vehicle could handle it or break something and become immobile on an unimproved road or even just broke down on the side of the highway?
[ This is the kind of stuff that keeps me up at night.... ]