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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck I always liked this IIHS crash test: 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs. 2009 Ch
by dragontamer 4y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck
I always liked this IIHS crash test: 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu
It really shows the progress. Seatbelts, the "rigid cage" to protect the driver, air bags, etc. etc.
The 1959 Bel Air crash-dummy is clearly dead, bouncing around the cabin during the crash.
The 2009 Malibu crash-dummy has a sprained neck and the face hurts from hitting the air-bag, but clearly survives.
- adhesive_wombat 4y agoI see 50s-80s cars on TV and all I can visualise is that thin metal hoop steering wheel bisecting my face like a melon.
- BVCommander 4y agoDepending on the age of the car your skull could also be cored by the steering column like an apple. In the 50's the industry propaganda, parroted by bought and paid for regulators, was that all people involved in an automobile collision were irresponsible drivers deserving of death and disfigurement. And especially so for the colored ones, they probably drove recklessly after stealing them. You can't trust the lot of 'em.