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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
So, in anything but a head on collision, weight works against safety. And since head on collisions make up only a small percentage of all accidents, then weight hurts more than it helps.
And if you still feel that weight is a good thing (despite the evidence), then why not make your vehicle heavier than anything else on the road?
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...true, but the 'Racers' Corollary' says that
anything that makes it possible to
GO more
quickly, likewise makes it possible to
STOP more
suddenly too...and, likewise, the slower to GO means the slower to STOP.