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> These vehicles rarely make it above 40mph That speed is quite deadly with zero crumple zone.
by tpmx 6y ago
> These vehicles rarely make it above 40mph
That speed is quite deadly with zero crumple zone.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoNo. It's really not. Unless you're a frail elderly person (not the post office's hiring pool, this should go without saying). If you're wearing a seat-belt that's an "I'm sore the next day" speed. If you're not wearing a seat belt then you're going through the windshield and it doesn't matter how the vehicle is equipped.
- kube-system 6y agoYes, it actually is. Modern crumple zones on US market passenger cars are designed for 40mph crashes. The IIHS performs crash tests at speeds faster than any other crash worthiness program on the planet: 40mph. Every (routine) crash test video you've ever seen was at 40mph or less.