Environment & Energy

cprise

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3. I am just old enough to remember

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 11:41 AM

Jul 2013

...several people who dissed small cars (regardless of safety ratings) and died in their large, pre-1980s American "classic". Their "sturdiness" and tendency to look better after accidents is a large part of what made them so deadly.

I detect a similar hubris coming from your common-sense assessment. I'm sure a modern Cadillac is far safer than an old one, however the things that make it safer are the features it shares with small modern cars: Reinforcement beams, crumple zones, airbags, ABS, etc.

In any case, all new passenger vehicles are getting lighter because of rising fuel efficiency requirements.

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Think you can�t afford an EV? Think again [View all] cprise Jul 2013 OP

For me, its not a matter of price..... Uben Jul 2013 #1

Death Trap? no... godai Jul 2013 #2

I like small cars, but... OKIsItJustMe Jul 2013 #6

I am just old enough to remember cprise Jul 2013 #3

Funny you mention. wtmusic Jul 2013 #4

I was trying to remember which E/E denizen had reported that one! Nihil Jul 2013 #11

^ U been told. U been showed. Schema Thing Jul 2013 #5

This car was hit in the side, but not at 55 mph Uben Jul 2013 #8

Of course there will not be any survivors in a Caddy hit broadside by a pickup truck wtmusic Jul 2013 #9

Something not being considered... Finishline42 Jul 2013 #7

Not all electric cars are small. tinrobot Jul 2013 #10