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mikelemoine
09-13-2010, 09:06 PM
A couple of interesting crash tests at different angles.

The first one confirms what we already know about smart cars. Hopefully none of us accidentally squash one in our daily commutes....

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This one is a surprising crash test between a 59 Chevy car and an 09 Chevy car. I know that new cars have crumple zones and airbags to help people survive crashes versus the old thick steel cars, but the effect of the crash is way different than I expected.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/video/default-ap.aspx?cp-documentid=bb0bc974-0ff9-4c51-ab6d-

Moonshine
09-13-2010, 09:19 PM
Wow! Very impressive. Interesting that the '09 Chinese truck didn't do much better than the '59 Bel Air.