http://jalopnik.com/#!5789022/cincin...versize-wheels

 

By safety issue, could they be implying the donking of cars raises the car up higher than intended thus raising the center of gravity making the car more likely to be at chance of a roll over?

 

Every time I roll up to a car like that I say, "How often do you go off-roading? I bet you can roll over big boulders with no problem."

 

Even though it may seem ugly to all of us, I think they should still have the right to do that. What kind of safety issue are they talking about? If it's a higher center of gravity I would argue SUVs and trucks would fall in the same category.

This doesn't seem right to me.

 

Total B.S. If this is the case, then the police need to pull every lifted F250, Jeeps, and just about any modded car. Sure they are ugly as hell, but this is America.

What happened to freedom of expression/speech? Sounds like another way to target certain groups to me.

I'd like to see some data of car accidents involving cars they are targeting.

 

+1

I agree

 

Just like traffic light cameras...another way to raise revenue for ailing city governments.

 

Good. Technically, you only need the biggest wheel size to clear the brake calipers. The ONLY reason any REAL car has oversized wheels (more than 15") is because it has oversized brakes. Any true race car does NOT have rubber band tires around the rim. . . and I don't know where this stupid and ridiculous myth of less sidewall = better handling. However, a better, more expensive, and WIDER tire does = better handling. More importantly, the mismatched bumper height is very dangerous. In a strong collision, the cars bumpers (due to not being in spec) will not meet, therefore increasing the odds that the crumple zones will not do their intended jobs. It's a recipe to guillotine a small and low car (like a Miata) and kill somebody with an oversized hunk of junk 80's used car. Man, if someone were going to kill me, I'd at least hope it'd be something cool like Bugatti slamming into me at 200MPH. . . not some McDonald's fry pushing fail-mobile, with ghetto-fail-tabolous rims.

Sorry /rant. But I'm an extremely intolerant and impatient person. If I had it my way, I'd throw everyone in jail, including myself, LOL.

 

I'm not a big fan of the oversized wheels, but I do find this to be ridiculous. This is just a cheap way for them to make money. This isn't the kind of stuff that should be going on in America.

 

I like it!

 

Something probably happened and the cops got tired and decided to tighten up and do what they should of been doing, yeah it sucks that they just towed your car but it sucks more for the people who have some custom home depot lift and the welds are strong enough to hold 2 soda cans together

 

Any evidence to back up either theory that 'donk' styled cars are more prone to either of what you claim above?

Not saying you're wrong because that style can't work here with the amount of potholes we have so I don't know, just wondering if there is any proof of this to be true or just speculation.

 

cinncinati another source of revenue ... what will they think of next

 

I'm to lazy to pull up any studies or specifics (if they even exist). But I can tell you about safety regulation and the cars and trucks (even semi's and buses) have mandated bumper heights. Also, my brother totalled his LS400 when a raised truck spun out on a bridge (I'm sure he was speeding and following too closely), and the resulting minor impact completely smashed the hood all the way up to the windshield. It's the same principle and basically just logic. If your bumper is too high, it's not going to do it's job. It's like asking me to prove 1+1=2. But either way, my post was meant more to be humorous and rant-ful than to be taken as science. If you want the hard facts, do your own research or ask some people who investigate accidents. This is a common issue. But definitely don't take my word for it.

 

Ug. . . some google results for you to get you started: (and it shows why it pays not to listen to everyone: SUV's and trucks are not regulated, but passenger cars are, wow!!!)

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/brief...-Speed%20Crash
http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/problems/s...per/index.html
http://www.car-accidentlawyers.com/bumper-height.php

I cite the NHTSA and a car accident lawyer...