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If it’s been running safely for thirty five years, “deathtrap” seems an unwarranted epithet.
by Telemakhos 4y ago
If it’s been running safely for thirty five years, “deathtrap” seems an unwarranted epithet.
- yreg 4y agoDoes that car even have airbags? Crumple zones? The fact that someone didn't get into a serious accident in 35 years says very little about their chances if they are ever involved in one.
- geocrasher 4y agoWhen you drive a vehicle designed in the early 70's (this model ran from 73-91), the other car is the crumple zone.
- ska 4y agoThat really isn't how it works. In higher energy interactions you'll do much worse in the older cab, because of the lack of functional crumple zones.
- vel0city 4y agoI've seen plenty of crash test videos of older cars just completely fold up the cabin (crushing the people inside) in a collision with a modern car. I imagine a 70's or 80s suburban crashing into a modern-day Camry, the people in the Camry would probably have a better survivability and lower rate of injury than the Suburban despite the size differences. Old cars just weren't built very well.
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- mrguyorama 4y agoNo, in cars built before we started paying attention to passenger safety, YOUR BODY is the crumple zone. If a tough steel body doesn't deform to absorb energy, that energy has to go somewhere, and will find the squishiest thing to dump into, which is you.