Re: [FWDLK] Crash test, what a waste...

My dad always told me not to believe anything I heard and only have of what I saw. I'm sure the S-car survived, but what did they do make it survive? Could a person walk away from that same crash? Just imagine a body in motion after "...after it stopped bouncing off barrier." Race cars are intact after many crashes, but the driver's body isn't always so.

I remember back in the '70's, reading a story about a guy that built a reinforced concrete vehicle designed to withstand a head-on collision with freight train. The vehicle survived but he did not. He used ping-pong balls to protect him by absorbing the energy and that they did. Except the compacted around him and smothered him.

Well, this is a subject that can go very deep...

Happy 4th of July all! Gob bless our military for their sacrifice!

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From: paul <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, July 3, 2011 3:20:53 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Crash test, what a waste...

On 7/3/2011 3:11 PM, Adam Lindenbaum wrote:
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> From: AdamL57@xxxxxxx
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> Subj: Re: [FWDLK] Crash test, what a waste...
> I agree on the Smartcar, it's rolling death but a mid or full size
> American car with today's technology is extremely safe, and much
> safer than any other generation of car built prior.
> Adam

saw a film clip of smart car crash into concrete barrior at 50mph, could STILL open car doors after it stopped bouncing off barrier

-- Paul Holmgren
Mine: 2 57 300-C's in Indy
Hers: 05 PT GT R/T HO Stage 1
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