Bumpers

Hyundai

The above picture actually has nothing to do with what I'm writing about. I just know that pictures are great 'eye catchers' for the reader.

The above car at least IS the type of car I have, except mine is black, and dirty, and has bugs all over the windshield, has a $400 dent in the hood I need to get fixed, doesn't have the side moldings, (I think, crap, now I have to look out the window to see) O.K. no moldings.

Anyhows, as I was stuck in traffic yesterday, for some unknown reason I was thinking about the drivers behind me, and how they were so close I couldn't see their front bumpers. Then it dawned on me that I beleive cars on US roads have to have "5 mph" bumpers.

Now, first off, what the heck is the point in that. I was trying to drive 5 mph and don't think I could even do it. I've been in cars where the speedometer starts at 5 so that would make it really hard to make sure your 5 mph bumpers is actually effective.

I was thinking even harder and dont' even know if there is anyplace in America that has a speed limit of 5 mph. I pull into the parking spot at the grocery store driving more the 5 mph.

I guess I shouldn't complain as now I feel safe in the knowledge that if I get into a 5 mph head on collision my vehicle and I will be O.K.

Well technically if it's a head on collision hopefully the other driver and I aren't driving over 2 1/2 mph each!