Re: IML: Safety- Old cars vs New cars

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If you want to play mass against mass, how do you think an Old Imperial
would fare against a new 4 wheel drive 1 ton Suburban?  We hear the
complainers whining about what an unfair advantage a large SUV has over an
econobox all the time.



>> From: "DR CHALLENGER" <drchallenger@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: IML: Safety- Old cars vs New cars
>>
>> problem is that old cars dont absorbe the energy of an impact and the
>> passengers  get the impact.
>
>   Old cars don't absorb *as much* energy in a crash.
>   If you hit (or get hit by) a modern car in an old car, the modern car
> will
> do much of the crushing for you. In a collision, the heavier vehicle
> transfers most of the energy to the lighter vehicle (which, in this
> case,  crushes). Hitting a tree is undoubtedly safer in a new car.
> Hitting a car,  is often safer (wearing belts, of course) in an old car.
>   Old car above is generally meant to mean _big_ old car. Big cars put
> more
> distance between you and the impact, so that helps a lot. A '63 Falcon
> is a  lot less safe than a '63 Imperial in a crash, and the Falcon
> probably  performs very poorly safety-wise compared to a modern car. A
> collision with  something bigger and heavier than you is also probably
> much safer in a new  car.
>
>    If I was in a crash between an (old) Imperial and a Honda Civic,
> though -
> I'd want to be in the Imperial.
>        -Kle.
>        '69 Crown 4DHT
>
>
>
>
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