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Old 11-14-2010, 06:47 PM   #164 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tjts1 View Post
Our test is completely different. You can't compare numbers.

And your probability of surviving a 35mph offset frontal impact or side impact is 0% in all of those. Ah the good old days.

Totally! Classic cars were super safe. Not like these plastic trash heaps they sell today.
Evidently many feel that a head-on is all but inevitable. I'd suggest contemplating the odds of such an occurance, and then living life accordingly.
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