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a n on -exh a u stive l i st of five factors t o con sider w h en a p p l yin g t h i s adj u stm en t: “the av a i l a b i l i ty of o xy ge n , e xp osu re to tem p era tu re ex trem es, th e a l i en s’ab i l i ty to co m m u n ic a te w ith th e d r iv e ro f th e v e h ic le , th e ira b ilityto e x it t h e v e h ic le q u i ck l y, a n dth e d a n ge r to the m if a n accid en t occu rs. ” Uni t e d St at e sv . Zuniga A m ez q u ita , 4 6 8 F .3d8 8 6 , 8 8 9 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 6 ). G e n e r a lly , ca r r y in gp a s s e n g e r s in th e ca r g o a r e ao f as p o r ts u tilit yv e h ic le (S U V) w o u ldn o t ju s tifya r e c k le s s e n d a n g e r m e n t e n h a n c e m e n t, see i d. at889, ho w e ve r , t he di s t r i c tc o ur tf o und a num be rof

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. T h e s e n t e n c e i s A F F I RMED.