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Old 01-24-2014, 11:54 AM   #42 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian View Post
There was a wreck that very closely resembled this just yesterday outside work. Car 1 was in the left-turn lane, protected from oncoming traffic by a curb/median. Car 2 hopped the curb and hit Car 1 front corner to front corner. Car 1 was dented and scraped almost exactly the same as these tests show.


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Was Car #2's structure made from unyielding concrete and steel?
Both cars hit hard enough to buckle the A-pillar. Car 2, the at-fault one, was a 90's Buick. The roof buckled as well. I'd take any of these "unsafe" small cars over that.
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