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Does 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 the
by yreg 4y ago
Does 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.