<VV> Comment to "Driver Killed" Blog

[Mikeamauro at aol.com]

Re: commenting blog at:  
http://www.indystar.com/article/20090918/LOCAL02/90918027/1195/LOCAL
 
I could stand it no longer... I joined the blog and posted the  following:
 
"I see many uninformed, parroted comments concerning alleged handling  
difficulties of the Corvair; most comments are extrapolations from Ralph Nadar's 
 discredited book: “UnSafe at Any Speed.” 

Mr. Nadar's accusations were  disproven by a Department of Transportation 
report (# B 211-015); the report  stated: “…The Corvair handling and 
stability compared favorably with the other  contemporary vehicles used in the 
NHTSA testing programs…” Then, DOT had an  independent panel of engineers again 
review the Corvair’s handling; the panel  concluded: “…the Corvair 
quantitatively meets or exceeds the standards set by  contemporary cars in 
stability tests, cornering tests, and rollover tests…” (DOT  report # PB 211-014). 
Both reports remain available from the National Technical  Information 
Service. 

Because the truth was not nearly as “juicy” news as  Mr. Nadar’s original, 
unfounded & spectacular comments, the general public  remains uninformed. 
More at: http://www.corvaircorsa.com/handling01.html  ..."
 
Mike Mauro