http://www.kuro5hin.org Simply for the purpose of demonstration. en-us Copyright 1999-2002 - Kuro5hin.org 2002-07-31T08:00:01Z Kuro5hin.org The readers of Kuro5hin.org Kuro5hin http://www.kuro5hin.org/images/kuro5hin.png http://www.kuro5hin.org/ http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2002/7/30/15328/1925 A good friend of mine was recently involved in a fairly nasty accident while driving along a highway in her Honda Accord. She was struck from behind by an SUV, spinning her out of control, leaving her car lying horizontal in traffic. She was hit again by a pickup truck, throwing her car into the median. Moments later, a small convertible hit the pickup as it careened out of control across the road. She escaped serious injury, as luckily did everyone else involved in the accident. But something changed in my friend that day, she was afraid to get back behind the wheel of a car and go back onto the road. Afraid, until she joined the new "Arms Race": SUVs in America. Culture 80 50