The Safest Vehicle on Earth
This good looking vehicle was unveiled in 1990 and I am just getting around to bloggging about it. My bad...
Here's the story from
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‘Safest Vehicle on Earth’
The “safest vehicle on earth” was unveiled...
(more detail in a little bit)
Another taste:
bq. The car has special front and rear-end designs that help to reduce fatalities during collisions through the creation of a "crumble zone;" anti-roll devices; a "smart" collapsible bumper and tires that resist blowouts. Also, the car uses Xenon technology, which reduces headlight glare to oncoming traffic.
And some more (some words redacted):
bq. ...spent so many hours of his valuable time thinking of an effective solution. It is the safest car produced anywhere," XXXXXXXX said. "The invention of the safest car in the world is proof that XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX is built on the happiness of man."
Curious? OK:
bq. The “safest vehicle on earth” was unveiled during the celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the Great Al-Fateh Revolution in September, 1990. Called the Saroukh al-Jamahiriya (Jamahiriya rocket) the five-passenger saloon has been described by motoring experts as “stylish and a “sleek James Bond-style car”.
bq. The vehicle’s inventor: the Libyan leader Brother Muammar Al Qadhafi.
And more:
bq. The Libyan Rocket was introduced by LADICO, a private Libyan company that employs over 1,000 people in its Automobile Division. Mr. Megharieff said Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi "spent weeks and days shaping and reshaping his ideas" for the car on the drawing board before LADICO scientists took the concepts and shaped them into reality.
And one more:
bq. Mr Al-Megharieff told a news conference at the rocket-car launch that Brother Qadhafi had spent his time during the sanctions "thinking of ways to preserve human life all over the world". The provocative name of the car was meant to highlight that while others made rockets to kill, Libya designed them for humane and peaceful purposes.
bq. He added that "the drive behind producing such an unprecedented high-safety car was mainly due to the great human and material losses suffered by Libyan families during an unjust, oppressive regime of sanctions in the past years."
Click on the link at the top for the article in its full patriotic glory...
Posted by DaveH at December 16, 2004 12:09 AM