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To: antiRepublicrat
"Many SUVs are fairly safe, but the Ford Explorer, like the old F-150, is a deathtrap in an accident like this."

I don't know of any vehicles (except NASCAR racing) that are designed to provide safety at 90+MPH. This is a case of driver negligence and stupidity, not an unsafe vehicle.

51 posted on 05/11/2004 11:58:59 AM PDT by TommyDale
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To: TommyDale
This is a case of driver negligence and stupidity, not an unsafe vehicle.

No, that vehicle is just unsafe. At 40mph into a barrier those in the front sustain serious, possibly critical, injury, where in safer cars there would be little or no injury. The problem is that the cabin collapses onto the occupants, and depending on the year of the car, the door pops open to let the occupant's head through.

53 posted on 05/11/2004 12:03:34 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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