If 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?

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• K1nsey6@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In an accident something has to take the brunt of the impact, in newer cars, the crumple zones of the frame take the brunt of the impact. In older cars with more rigid frames, your body takes the brunt of the impact. That’s why people don’t buy older cars

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• Battle_Masker@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m surprised no one addressed this yet, but 70s cars are in limited supply, and that’s before you account for groups who would buy one given the option. Then what happens when there’s no more 70s car? Can’t exactly just get another one

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• IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If the car was a 1970s Ford Pinto it is likely that it would be consumed in a roaring fire.

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    More Teslas have burned up than all the Pintos.

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    • IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I didn’t know that, but that doesn’t surprise me.

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• s08nlql9@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  But cars are the problem

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  • friend_of_satan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    48 minutes? I totally have tile for that while scrolling.

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• MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I was in a fender bender a few years ago where the other party insisted on getting the police involved because of injury - the passenger slumped dramatically to the ground complaining of whiplash. The officer who attended said, “You don’t have whiplash.” And explained to her the concept of crumple zones in modern cars absorbing forces from impact. Then he declared it a no-fault accident (it was actually my fault).

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• HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My sister would gush about her H3. Oh it made her feel so safe with her kids. Yeah safe for her and her kids.

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