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Originally Posted by vskid3
You might want to get your friend a physics lesson or two. The seat belt broke her rib, that could happen in any car in which the seat belt goes across her body in a similar way. Her Echo was destroyed because that's how energy gets dissipated.
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Actually there are physical reasons why heavier vehicles fare better in crashes, regardless of vehicle design. See conservation of momentum.
And 20-28 for a Jeep is actually pretty decent. I would've expected like 18-26.
Although I'm still in favor of a smaller car, of course.