Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIf I got in a collision with a car from the 70s with a car today, would not the 70s car win out since it would primarily be metal? If so why don't people buy more 70's cars?message-squaremessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down112
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareIf I got in a collision with a car from the 70s with a car today, would not the 70s car win out since it would primarily be metal? If so why don't people buy more 70's cars?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square84fedilink
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up49·edit-22 months agoThe 70s car might beat the modern car. For the people inside the vehicles, the story is quite different. Which do you want as a crumple zone: the car or you?
minus-squareINHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·2 months agoIn this economy? Idk man
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoIn the US medical costs would bankrupt you if you don’t have insurance. Even having insurance is no guarantee.
minus-squareINHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoYeah but you can survive being half crumpled and your half crumpled car will probably still get you to your 9 to 5… Pretty good outcome!
The 70s car might beat the modern car. For the people inside the vehicles, the story is quite different.
Which do you want as a crumple zone: the car or you?
In this economy? Idk man
In the US medical costs would bankrupt you if you don’t have insurance.
Even having insurance is no guarantee.
Yeah but you can survive being half crumpled and your half crumpled car will probably still get you to your 9 to 5… Pretty good outcome!
Damn…