500 people died by being burned to death in a ford Pinto after an accident that otherwise would have survived. They oftentimes couldn't escape the vehicle due

500 people died by being burned to death in a ford Pinto after an accident that otherwise would have survived. They oftentimes couldn't escape the vehicle due to crumple zones pinching the doors shut. Sure, the "exploding Pinto" is a myth, but only on a technicality. Those people experienced your real-world observational data first hand. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1977/09/pinto-madness/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1977/09/pinto-madness/