XPost: alt.home.repair, rec.autos.tech   
   From: lwasserm@sdf.lNoOnSePsAtMar.org   
      
   In article , Dean Hoffman  <""> wrote:   
      
   >  The U.S. government keeps increasing the fuel mileage standards, for   
   >example.   Vehicles are being made lighter as a result.  How many more   
   >people are killed or injured because of that?   Suppose we had vehicles   
   >sturdily built like the ones from the 50s 60s with modern safety   
   >features?   
      
   The vehicles built in the 50s and 60s were deathtraps compared to today's   
   cars. You are much more likely to survive or have fewer injuries in   
   a crash with a modern car compared to one from 50 years ago, all other things   
   being equal.   
      
   I don't really care much for the IIHS or the nanny regulations our country   
   has adopted,  but you can't argue with performance.   
      
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtxd27jlZ_g   
      
      
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