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Originally Posted by DarkCircus
That video is pretty impressive, and I was just thinking about it the other day.
I saw a minivan the other day that was in a crash with an suv on the strip (so they couldn't have been going too fast), and both cars looked like they'd been in much more serious accidents. I'd feel safer in a smart than either of the two vehicles that I saw, because neither of them held up very well.
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Cars these days are not designed to 'hold up' very well in a crash. They are designed to absorb the energy of the crash without transferring that energy to the vehicle's occupants.
Thats why cars have 'crumple zones' that are actually designed to crush and absorb the energy from an impact. Its all about protecting the passengers.