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Old 04-29-2017, 07:22 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~ View Post
people slowly back into a car, they dont ram it normally. The car also goes back on an angle, especially if the car in front of you is jammed in from an idiot parking to close to their bumper after they parked. IMagine the stick being bent slowly, acting as a fulcrum on the tiny screw hole. It just doesnt sound great.

Also, there are many forum posts not on this forum about damage and safety issues with an exposed stick permanently in the tow hook hole. It is possible to make a break-away version that snaps at the base if leveraged off during a park. It just does not exist yet.
Yea but even the most asshole-ish of drivers will not just bump into another car and keep pushing. I've seen a lot of bad parallel parkers bump cars ("parking by braille") but never one that just bumps a car and keeps on pushing.

Also, the screw hole in this case is quite deep and designed to support the forces needed to pull a car. And cars aren't always towed out of a spot in a perfectly straight line.
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