Are our Slants "Unsafe"?

340plot said

well, it is toss up. the newport is a big car, but lacks the new design "crumple zone" . all the new cars fold up like sardine cans, but the actual cabin area is made to keep you safe.
i just recently seen a crash test of a smart car. hit a concrete barrier at 70 mph, and it bounced off it like a basketball!. but for how hard it hit, the doors even opened up nicely!

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Yeah they always show "head on" crashes. Like I said, I want to see a Chrysler Newport or a 1955 Cadillac T-Bone one of these new cars. Let's see how good those "crumple zones" fair. A damned airbag ain't gonna save you from 5-6,000lbs of steel smashing into you unless it's head on.

It blows my mind that people think these pieces of plastic are gonna save them when they rear-end me at 50 MPH...

Most accidents are rear-endings out here...Yeah these new cars may be better when they hit things going 70MPH. I don't drive 70MPH, in fact I barely crack 60....Plus I have a 3 point restraint seatbelt. I might get a concussion from an accident at 60MPH, but I'm not snapping my neck!