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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Though vehicles are safer, the cars of those days were by no means "deathtraps", and many supposed safety improvements have yielded marginal increases while imposing considerable weight, fuel economy, & driveability penalties which IMHO aren't worth the cost.
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Ever seen a crash test done to today's standards with a classic car, like the Beetle or VW bus ?
Check Youtube.
They fail horrendously !
In a crash they are deathtraps by any definition.
Ever seen the results of what could have been a very minor crash, but turned fatal simply because the victim rode in an ancient car like the Beetle ?
Well, this is what it looks like:
In this case the Mercedes driver was drunk and later convicted for causing the accident, but the accident would have been a non-event if he had collided with a more modern car.
We get to see the same thing over and over again with people refusing to use the most basic of all safety features - the seat belt.
An estimated 25 to 30% of all road fatalities in Belgium are due to the victim's ignorant refusal to wear the seat belt.