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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t mind speed bumps. I just think it comical that the same people crying about “killer trucks” or whatever are so pro speed bump without recognizing the connection between the two.

You don’t even need to take a speed bump fast - just take it wrong - in a sedan in order to bottom out your car. [/quote]

I see suvs slow down as much as the sedans do near speed bumps. [/quote]

It's not about speed.  It's about ground clearance.  Sedans are built for city driving, flat paved roads.  SUVs and Trucks are built for bumpy unpaved roads.  Sedans are built relatively low to the ground while SUVs and trucks are extended up from the ground.  That's how you get that canyonero seating position.  Non 4 wheel drive vehicles have this big shaft like thing along the bottom of them in order to turn the back wheels.  It's under the floor where you can't see it.  If a speed bump is too high it can seriously damage those delicate dangly parts underneath a vehicle designed for city streets.  This can also happen if the angle going over it is off.  It's not about speed.  Because SUVs and trucks have much higher ground clearance this is never a problem for them.  In fact, I'll let you in on a secret, it can be fun to speed up to jump off a speed bump in a four wheel drive vehicle.  It's like skiing moguls in that regard. [/quote]

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