Just saw on the NBC nightly news that Ford's going to install fire-suppresion systems in '05 CV cop cars. Looks like a 2-pound bottle with four nozzles aimed at the fuel tank. No plans are in the works to retrofit this to cars in the field. Of course, there was lots of yapping about why this wasn't being installed in civvy cars or older cop cars, if this is a sign that Ford's admiting guilt, blah blah blah.

I gotta ask - wouldn't a fuel cell be a lot less expensive, lower maintenence, and much easier to retrofit? Seems like they're not taking the simplest approach, which is usually bad when you're talking safety.

Discuss freely

 

I think that it is silly that the detractors are pointing to 8 deaths over 20 years, most involving 18 wheelers hitting at over 80 mph. The NTSB figures for the car in these test catching fire was 8.1 per 100 in the 75 mph tests and 7.7 for the old Caprice. The car passed with flying colors. I think it is striclty a PR job from Ford as the car has passed close scruitiny from the government time and time again.

 

Why not have the Guv mandate fuel cells across the board for all vehicles ?

If it's safer for one, it's bound to be safer for all - and with a mandate requiring across the line useage, the costs would be far less.

I also think it's fruitless to try to retro engineer vehicles built to meet prior safety standards ala the GM truck fuel tank flap of the mid 90's.

Dam lawyers !

Please do not interpret this as meaning safety is unimportant, however.

My .02.


Britt

 

I know. What we really need is a LAWYER SURPRESSION SYSTEM!

 

Magnum Research offers an impressive line of Lawyer Suppression Systems. My favorite is model number AE.50

 

No u got that wrong cmc, what ur talking about are the Lawyer Elimination Systems