04-20-2008, 06:42 PM | #1 | |
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Fuel Economy and Crash Safety Can Conflict
Nothing new but definitely interesting in light of CAFE...
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04-20-2008, 07:56 PM | #2 | |
I used to be Dragoneye...
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About time somebody published this idea!! "The smart car has a good crash test rating!" "Not quite." |
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04-20-2008, 08:23 PM | #3 |
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A 2000 lb car will accelerate (well, decelerate) 2 times faster in an impact than a 4000 lb car in a crash with the same vehicle. Force = mass x acceleration. Plus, smaller and lighter vehicles can't absorb impact energy as well as bigger ones can. Try and find a crumple zone in a smartcar, when you do, tell me because I haven't found them yet
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