Are our Slants "Unsafe"?

It sounds like we have two different definitions of "safe" in this thread. We have:

1. Less damage to car = safe (older car argument)
2. Less damage to humans = safe (newer car argument)

I used to be of the argument number 1 crowd, that is until about 4 months ago when we got rear-ended in our 2005 focus by a mid-80's chevy pickup going about 30 - 40 by the time of impact (50 mph highway traffic that stopped short). The focus was really something else. It crumpled right up and took almost all of the energy of that impact. Car was a total loss, which was upsetting because it was paid for, but we walked away and didn't have so much as a hint of soreness the next morning.

Can you imagine being in a dart with the stock lowback seats that my GT originally had and getting hit like that? The mrs and I would have been in neck braces for a while, at the least, and who knows what longer lasting aches and pains would have resulted. Thank you focus, you will be missed.